The ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) used its supermajority in the Parliament to push through controversial government legislature to downsize the Supreme Court bench from seven to five justices.
The amendment to the Judicature Act was submitted on Sunday night by Holhudhoo MP Abdul Sattar Mohamed – a member of PNC. The bill was presented, debated on and accepted into the Parliament on Tuesday, and the Judiciary Committee passed it without any changes in a meeting held shortly after the vote.
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