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Chief Justice Ahmed Hussain Faiz has said that judges can only held accountable through Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Peoples’ Majlis, Abdullah Shahid yesterday, Chief Justice Faiz said that the constitution is very clear that no institution can interfere with the judiciary. Faiz’s letter was in response to the decision by the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Government to again summon before it the three Magistrates on the bench to hear the criminal case against former President Mohamed Nasheed.
He stated that the Judicial Service Commission had sole authority to make judges accountable for their actions. He said that the JSC Act stipulates that the commission should investigate any complaints against judges and should issue an investigatory report and submit it to the respective committee of the Majlis.
In addition to this, the Chief Justice said that it is important to hold discussions regarding situations when the Majlis committees need to summon the judges.
Article 141 (c) of the Constitution which states that “No officials performing public functions, or any other persons, shall interfere with and influence the functions of the courts.”. Article 9 of the Bill on Judges as legal foundation for its arguments against judicial interference by the Majlis.
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Well if Cheif Justice, Ahmed Hussain Faiz wants to defend the corrupt Judges.. lets rise against him.
No one should be immune to judgement to their own acts.
We the people should find a Chief who is accountable even when its a judge who is corrupt and has no ethics of holding the Maldives justice system. Every one knows that Abdulla Qazee is a corrupt and disrespectful judge who deserves to be punished to all his acts and action.
Sadly the commissions in the Maldives are all bought out by different parties .. businessmen.. So its hard to bring about any justifiable justice to the country.