Prominent lawyer suspended for criticising Supreme Court
Suood was suspended over a tweet that called a Supreme Court ruling unconstitutional.
10 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Husnu Suood has been suspended for criticising the Supreme Court and barred from representing clients in any Maldivian court or tribunal for four months.
Suood was suspended over a tweet in which he declared the Supreme Court’s ruling to extend the presidential term in November 2013 was unconstitutional, the Department of the Judicial Administration announced Tuesday evening.
After questioning Suood over the tweet and its coverage by Vnews, the DJA decided that the tweet amounted to a violation of the regulation governing the conduct of licensed lawyers.
The DJA functions under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court.
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