Interim chief judge's residence vandalized
12 ނޮވެމްބަރު 2019 | އަންގާރަ 08:13Officers found the axe near the door, there have been no arrests
Interim Chief Judge of the Criminal Court, Ali Rasheed
Interim Chief Judge of the Criminal Court, Ali Rasheed’s residence has been vandalized.
According to the Maldives Police Service (MPS), the door to his residence was damaged with an axe, and a message was scribbled on the door. However, police did not disclose the context of this message.
Police is to have received a the report at around 6 am.
While officers have found the axe believed to have been used to damage the door, there have been no arrests in the case thus far.
Judge Rasheed was appointed interim chief judge at the Criminal Court, following Judge Ahmed Hailam's suspension.
Rasheed was to preside over former President Abdulla Yameen's money laundering trial, with a hearing scheduled for November 17. However, a five-judge bench has since been formed to preside over the case.
Judge Hailam claims to have been pressured by senior government officials to find the former president guilty. He also alleged that the interim chief judge is facing the same pressures as well/
However, Judge Rasheed denied the allegation and instead accused Hailam of being dishonest.
