Suspension lifted for 13 lawyers
19 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
The judicial authorities have revoked the suspension of 13 out of 54 lawyers who were barred from appearing in court for signing a petition for judicial reform.
On Monday, the Department of Judicial Administration, which functions under the Supreme Court, announced that the suspension was lifted after the investigation of their cases was completed.
The 54 lawyers were suspended last week pending a contempt of court inquiry for allegedly “obstructing the independence of the judiciary and the independence of the judges by forming a group and illegally assembling outside the Supreme Court”.
The lawyers were also accused of “interfering with the work of the judiciary, attempting to exert influence, writing an unlawful document in violation of the jurisdictions, procedures and judgements of the courts, signing that document, [and] creating difficulties for the Maldivian judiciary”.
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