Prominent lawyer suspended for third time
The former deputy prosecutor general was suspended over a tweet.
14 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Hussain Shameem, a prominent lawyer and former deputy prosecutor general, has been suspended for the third time over a tweet.
The “tweet about the judiciary” on September 1 was deemed to be a violation of the regulation governing the conduct of licensed lawyers, according to an announcement made Thursday by the Department of the Judicial Administration.
The DJA, which functions under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court, said Shameem will be barred from representing clients in any Maldivian court or tribunal for three months.
The content of the offending tweet was not specified. Shameem was summoned for questioning on Thursday morning.
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