A resolution has been submitted to the People’s Majlis demanding accountability from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for the removal of two Supreme Court justices on what the Prosecutor General later determined were baseless allegations.
The resolution, moved by Galolhu North MP Mohamed Ibrahim (Kudoo), follows the Prosecutor General’s Office decision on 30 September 2026 not to pursue charges against Justices Azmiralda Zahir and Mahaz Ali Zahir.
After reviewing evidence from a Maldives Police Service investigation initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Prosecutor General concluded there were no grounds to believe a criminal offence had been committed.
The resolution states that the justices were removed from their posts based on entirely baseless allegations and that the JSC must bear responsibility for the decision.
Justices Azmiralda Zahir and Mahaz Ali Zahir were removed from the Supreme Court on 14 May 2025 following a JSC recommendation that was approved by a vote of 68 members of the People’s Majlis. The removals came amid allegations that the justices had exerted undue influence.
The controversy began when the JSC suspended Justices Azmiralda, Mahaz and Husnu Suood shortly before they were due to hear a case filed by former Kendhoo MP Ali Hussain seeking to overturn a constitutional amendment. Justice Suood later resigned, alleging attempts by the President and Attorney General to influence the judiciary.
Under the Judges Act, a judge may only be removed if the JSC finds them incompetent or guilty of gross misconduct and a two-thirds majority of Majlis members present and voting approve the removal.
The resolution emphasises that the JSC must be held accountable for removing justices of the nation’s highest court on allegations where no criminal conduct could be established.
