Judges take oath of office despite the absence of the law

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

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Fifty-nine judges serving at Male courts, has taken the oath of office last night. Of all the judges serving in Male’ Courts, only two did not take the oath, Miadhu Daily understands.

During the ceremony, Aishath Velzini, President’s Member to the Judicial Service Commission, said that just minutes before the ceremony President Nasheed has called Mujuthaz Fahumy, President of the JSC, and urged to delay the ceremony until necessary Act is adopted in the Parliament.

Oath of office was conducted by Supreme Court judge Abdulla Areef.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed said that in the challenging days, JSC President Mujuthaz Fahumy has played a crucial role in the process to make judges permanent and thanked and welcomed the JSC President.

Chief Justice also had the audacity to say that “Judges are being treated lowly these days. This is a challenging period for the judiciary certainly”. However, some noted that some decisions by Judiciary, latest being making itself permanent without necessary law, has undermined respect for the judiciary in the Maldives.

Aishath Velzini also attempted to disrupt the ceremony, and urged the judges not take the oath of office. Velzini also urged judges to walk out of the ceremony if any supports her position, however, none joined her. The ceremony also began when Velzini was expressing her concern on the whole fiasco.

Speaking to Maidhu Daily, Mujuthaz Fahumy said “it was the decision of the JSC to continue with the ceremony and I cannot prevent it once JSC decided. I cannot prevent from implementing the decisions of the JSC either”.

“We did it because President Nasheed gave green light. And after okaying, even if he appeal to stop it, we cannot simply cancel the ceremony” he added.

A group of protesters has also gathered near JSC and demonstrated against the ceremony.

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