Summons had been issued on prominent lawyer and former deputy prosecutor general Hussain Shameem on Sunday.

The order stated that Shameem had received a summon for 01:30 pm on Sunday afternoon, the 4th of March.

Along with Shameem, summons had also been issued on Kendhoo constituency member of paliament Ali Hussain on Sunday.

After having been kept under suspension for over two years, Shameem's suspension was annulled earlier this year. Yet, Shameem had again been suspended within the month of February.

The Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) had stated the reason as, regarding an ongoing police investigation.

While he is part of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's legal team, he had previously been legal councel to Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim as well as having served on former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb's legal team.