Drug Court Judge Easa wins JSC election

Judge of Drug Court, Mohamed Easa Fulhu, has won the election held among lower court judges, to appoint a lower court judge as a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

Easa won the election between four judges with 84 votes. His closest opponent, Drug Court Judge Zubair Mohamed, received 63 votes.

The remaining candidates, Civil Court Judge Ali Naseer and Chief Magistrate of Faafu Magoodhoo Magistrate Court Abdul Sattar Sulaiman, received twelve and seven votes respectively.

Meanwhile, two attempts by JSC to hold an election among lawyers, to appoint a lawyer as a member of the commission, have been unsuccessful. The most recent election among lawyers in this regard, was annulled by the Supreme Court.