Presiding judge in Nasheed’s terrorism trial appointed as chief judge of the High Court
Judge Abdulla Didi who presided over former President Mohamed Nasheed’s flawed terrorism trial was appointed as the chief judge of the appellate High Court on Thursday.
09 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
A judge who presided over former President Mohamed Nasheed’s widely criticised terrorism trial was appointed as the chief judge of the High Court on Thursday.
Abdulla Didi, who was also part of the criminal court bench that sentenced former defence ministers Mohamed Nazim and Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu, was appointed in a closed meeting by the watchdog Judicial Services Commission.
The chief judge post has been vacant since August 2014, when then-Chief Judge Ahmed Shareef was demoted over an ethical misconduct allegation.
The High Court is the second tier in Maldives’ three-tiered system and has authority to review election-related complaints as well as constitutional matters.
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