Guraidhoo MP Ibrahim Riza has been appointed as the vice president of Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

JSC is tasked with appointing judges, investigating complaints against them, formulating regulations on judges, advising the president and parliament on matters relating to the administration of justice and other matters of the court.

Riza was appointed after a secret vote taken by JSC, which did not reveal the other candidates or the result of the vote.

The appointment was made after then JSC vice president Mohamed Faisal, who was also the President’s representative at the commission, was appointed as a High Court judge. Attorney Mohamed Saleem is now the President’s representative.

JSC has been criticized for appointing Riza, who is involved in President Abdulla Yameen’s campaign.

The commission is comprised of 10 members: Speaker Abdulla Maseeh, Attorney General Mohamed Anil, Supreme Court Justice Abdulla Areef, president of the civil service commission Dr. Ali Shameem, Juvenile court judge Mohamed Easa, High Court judge Abdul Rauf Ibrahim, attorney Abdul Hannan Ahmed, and attorney Latheef Qasim, and Mohamed Saleem.