State prosecutors push president for action on criminal justice crisis
11 May 2014, 4:06 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
State prosecutors today urged President Abdulla Yameen to bring an end to the criminal justice crisis caused by the leadership vacuum at the Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office.
The ongoing work stoppage at the office has brought the criminal justice system to a halt and prosecutors have refused to attend court following acting PG Hussein Shameem’s resignation last week.
In a letter to the president, prosecutors called for the immediate appointment of a new PG, arguing “[J]ust because we are the PG office’s staff, we do not believe we are authorised to perform the constitutional obligations of the prosecutor general.”
Yameen had previously said he would only submit a new nominee for parliamentary approval when the newly elected People’s Majlis convenes on May 28.
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