Azmiralda’s lawyer, Ibrahim Shameel, told Mihaaru News that she has been asked to present herself before the JSC at 10 am tomorrow.
Suspended Supreme Court judge Dr Azmiralda Zahir has been summoned to appear before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) tomorrow over allegations of influencing Criminal Court judges.
Azmiralda’s lawyer, Ibrahim Shameel, told Mihaaru News that she has been asked to present herself before the JSC at 10 am tomorrow.
The JSC is investigating claims that Azmiralda pressured Criminal Court judges to secure the release of her husband, Dr Ismail Latheef, following his earlier arrest. Judge Mahaz Zahir is also accused in the case.
Why judge Mahaz has been summoned to JSC on Sunday afternoon to respond to allegations against him in the case of exerting influence over Criminal Court judges. JSC previously decided to summon Azmiralda on Monday. However, JSC had not sent the summons chit to Azmiralda.
The second case against the two judges is allegations that they were present when former Supreme Court Judge HusnuSuood summoned Assistant Registrar of High Court Hussain Mohamed Haneef to Supreme Court and used offensive language in addressing him. JSC maintains that along with Suood, Judges Mahaz and Azmiralda also must bear equal responsibility in the case. In this case, no judges have been summoned for questioning as of yet.
In regards to the case on influencing Criminal Court judges, Azmiralda's lawyers have asserted that the allegations are baseless and untrue. The lawyers said that a letter has been sent to JSC detailing that Azmiralda had not called any judges regarding this case, nor had she in any way attempted to exert influence over any judge.
Summoned to JSC yesterday, Judge Mahaz stated that he had been unaware of the arrest of a spouse of a Supreme Court judge until after the Criminal Court had already ruled on his remand. As such, there was no situation where he could even have attempted to influence the judges, he said. He assured that he had not called any Criminal Court judges regarding the case, nor had he attempted to influence their decisions.
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