JSC Appoints Former Judge, PNC Activist to High Court Bench

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) appointed former judge Abdulla Jameel Moosa and Mohamed Shaheed, an activist of the ruling People's National Congress (PNC), to fill two vacant seats on the High Court bench. Shaheed, a former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, resigned in July and had worked as a lawyer for five years. Jameel served as a judge for 15 years and resigned from the Civil Court in February 2019. The vacancies arose after two High Court judges were promoted to the Supreme Court, following the controversial removal of Supreme Court Justices Mahaz Ali Zahir and Azmiralda Zahir. The Muizzu government has faced allegations of influencing the JSC in those removals.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) appointed former judge Abdulla Jameel Moosa and Mohamed Shaheed, an activist of the ruling People's National Congress (PNC), to fill two vacant seats on the High Court bench. Shaheed, a former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, resigned in July and had worked as a lawyer for five years. Jameel served as a judge for 15 years and resigned from the Civil Court in February 2019. The vacancies arose after two High Court judges were promoted to the Supreme Court, following the controversial removal of Supreme Court Justices Mahaz Ali Zahir and Azmiralda Zahir. The Muizzu government has faced allegations of influencing the JSC in those removals.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) appointed former judge Abdulla Jameel Moosa and Mohamed Shaheed, an activist of the ruling People's National Congress (PNC), to fill two vacant seats on the High Court bench. Shaheed, a former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, resigned in July and had worked as a lawyer for five years. Jameel served as a judge for 15 years and resigned from the Civil Court in February 2019. The vacancies arose after two High Court judges were promoted to the Supreme Court, following the controversial removal of Supreme Court Justices Mahaz Ali Zahir and Azmiralda Zahir. The Muizzu government has faced allegations of influencing the JSC in those removals.

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