President's nominations for Supreme Court bench sent to committee
Ahmed Muthasim Adnan was nominated for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(R-L) Ahmed Muthasim Adnan and Husnu Al Suood
The parliament has sent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's nominations for the Chief Justice and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to the parliament's Judiciary Committee for further review.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced via Twitter that the names of Ahmed Muthasim Adnan and Husnu Al Suood were forwarded on Monday to the parliament for the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, respectively.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) endorsed both nominees to the president, stating they are both "highly recommended".
Moreover, the JSC, upon inquiry, found three complaints lodged against one of the president's nominations, Abdul Rauf Ibrahim. Hence, the JSC stated that they will share their final recommendation on Rauf after further review of the complaints.
Muthasim and Suood were nominated for the vacancies left behind by former Chief Justice Ahmed Abdulla Didi and Justice Adam Mohamed Abdulla. Both justices were dismissed through parliament on November 18 for disciplinary issues, while Justice Abdulla Didi was dismissed in August. Justice Abdulla Areef resigned last month.
