The Judicial Service Commission suspended three Supreme Court justices on Wednesday, shortly before a constitutional hearing was to begin, leading to the hearing's cancellation. The suspensions come amid an Anti-Corruption Commission investigation and parliament's passage of a bill cutting the Supreme Court from seven to five judges.
One outlet so far Only Maldives Republic has reported this among the sources we monitor. A gap in what we monitor, not proof that others did not report it.
Nothing to compare yet. If another monitored source reports it, its headline appears beside this one.
The suspensions also follow the passage of a bill in parliament reducing the number of Supreme Court judges from seven to five, a move that effectively forces the removal of two justices.
Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report