Voice samples of three judges collected for probe into alleged audio clips leaked online

The audio samples of three judges have been collected in regards to the alleged audio recordings that were leaked online.

While speaking with RaajjeMV, Chief Super Intendent of Police, Yunus Sabah stated that with the request of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), audio samples of three judges from the five involved in the case, have been collected.

The alleged audio recordings of three of the five judges that presided over former President Yameen’s money laundering trail were leaked on Sunday. Following the accusations made against the judges, three of them agreed to provide voice samples for the investigation.

JSC confirmed that all five judges accused – Hussain Faiz Rasheed, Ali Adam, Mohamed Sameer, Ali Rasheed Hussain and Ahmed Shakeel – have all been questioned and have denied all allegations.

Former President, Yameen Abdul Gayoom was proven to be guilty of money laundering and received a jail sentence of five years in November 2019. He pocketed a total of USD one million through a state-owned company, Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) during his presidential tenure.

The alleged audio recordings were leaked right after the conviction was appealed by the Supreme Court and a hearing was scheduled.

JSC assured that an independent committee was put together to look into the matter without any prejudice and affirmed that all judges are required to be impartial and neutral when coming to verdicts, no matter who is on trial.

While an emergency motion submitted regarding the alleged leaked audio recordings was rejected by the People’s Majlis on Tuesday, Maduvvari constituency MP Adam Shareef who submitted the motion, filed cases at three parliament committees; judiciary committee, human rights and gender committee and the committee on national security services