Watchdog suspends judge after arrest on drug charge
The judicial watchdog body has suspended a judge at the Thinadhoo magistrate court after he was arrested on a drug charge last Saturday.
31 May 2016, 9:00 AM
The judicial watchdog body has suspended a judge at the Thinadhoo magistrate court after he was arrested on a drug charge last Saturday.
Magistrate Ali Rasheed, 38, was asked not to report to work pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation, the Judicial Service Commission said in a statement on Monday.
Rasheed was reportedly “in a state of intoxication” when he was arrested and a rubber packet containing a substance thought to be drugs was found on the ground.
The high court however ordered his release on Sunday morning citing due process violations. The court declined to publicise the ruling today.
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