Civil Court ruling in favour of Judge Abdullah appealed

The Civil Court ruling, which annulled the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) decision that Chief Judge of Criminal Court Abdullah Mohamed (Judge Abdullah) was guilty of misconduct, has been appealed.

A High Court official said today that the case was appealed by JSC earlier this month, and that the High Court has not yet made a decision on accepting the case.

JSC found Judge Abdullah guilty of misconduct following the report of a comment made by Judge Abdullah on DhiTV News at 8:00pm on 16 July 2009, about former President Mohamed Nasheed's government, when he allegedly said that the Cabinet of Nasheed’s government seemed to be acting out of desperation.

The Civil Court annulled JSC's decision on 25 July 2012.

The Civil Court ruling details that the statements provided by witnesses presented as evidence by JSC's investigation team on this matter,were not sufficient to prove that Judge Abdullah actually made the comment reported on DhiTV.

The Court also highlighted that JSC did not allow Judge Abdullah the opportunity to present his defence on this case.