Two judges in ex-president’s terrorism trial appointed to high court
08 Jun 2015, 8:00 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
Two criminal court judges who sentenced ex-president Mohamed Nasheed to 13 years in jail in a widely criticised trial have been appointed to the High Court today.
Judges Abdulla Didi and Sujau Usman took the oath of office at a surprise ceremony at the Supreme Court this morning.
The appointment of new judges was stalled when the high court in October last year said the evaluation criteria was flawed.
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