Supreme Court initiates suo moto proceedings against Human Rights Commission
22 Sep 2014, 1:58 PM
Daniel Bosley
The Supreme Court has initiated suo moto proceedings again the Human Rights Commission of Maldives in relation to a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) last week.
All five commission members were called to the court this afternoon before being handed a summons for a hearing on Wednesday (September 24).
HRCM members have told Minivan News today that they face numerous charges, though lawyers have advised them not to give further details at this point.
The commission’s report – submitted as part of the UN Universal Periodic Review – criticised the court’s growing powers, suggesting that control of the judiciary by the Supreme Court was damaging the lower courts.
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