Supreme Court ejects lawyer defending Elections Commission
24 Sep 2013, 5:38 PM
Daniel Bosley
Additional reporting by Leah Malone, JJ Robinson
Lawyers defending the Elections Commission (EC) and representing the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) were today ejected from the Supreme Court, for criticising its order to indefinitely delay the second round of presidential elections.
The EC’s lawyer, former Attorney General Husnu Suood, was reportedly accused of contempt of court and removed from court.
The MDP’s legal team, including lawyers Hisaan Hussein and Hassan Latheef, who had intervened in the case as a third party (inter-partes claim), were also dismissed from today’s hearing, which was ongoing at time of press.
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