Watchdog recommends dismissal of Chief Justice Didi and Justice Adam Mohamed

The JSC decided to recommend their dismissal to parliament after probing complaints of ethical misconduct. The watchdog also suspended the pair for 60 days “in consideration of the type of cases investigated by this commission and based on the principle of maintaining trust in the judiciary.”

Both Didi and Adam Mohamed refused to cooperate with probes launched by the watchdog in light of a report that flagged 17 instances where the Supreme Court violated the constitution or usurped powers of the executive, parliament, lower courts and independent bodies.

On Tuesday, Adam Mohamed refused to attend a hearing of a JSC investigation committee, contending that the watchdog lacks the constitutional authority to launch an ethics probe in relation to the merit of decisions made by a judge. The chief justice refused to accept a summons and investigation report by the committee on the same grounds.