A retired justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Johann Kriegler has arrived in the Maldives to conduct an independent assessment of the Maldives Judiciary.

Maldives Attorney General Ibrahim Riffath had welcomed the judge to the Maldives on Monday.

Judge Kriegler's visit is from 25 May to 2 June and he will be working to reform the country's judiciary.

During his visit, he will be meeting with officials from relevant institutions in the legal sector as well.

His visit will focus on investigating challenges faced in the sector and to ensure they are implemented among many others.

Judge Kriegler was appointed as consultant by the AG office with the help of United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

He worked in the legal sector for 25 years and worked in Africa's Provincial and Appellate courts in South Africa, in the past. Judge Kriegler also worked in the Constitutional Court since its establishment from 1994 to 2002.

Since retirement, Judge Kriegler has been working to train and educate in the sector.

The Supreme Court of the Maldives has also begun work to reform judiciary in the country, as such, earlier in May, the court unveiled a roadmap for judicial reform.

Their roadmap proposes that the Judicial Service Commission be re-established after making changes to law, highlighting this as a high priority to guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary. The roadmap also proposes new laws and amendments to introduce the necessary regulations currently absent in the Maldives judiciary.

It also includes immediate reform plans that may be implemented soon and proposes for power for the judiciary.