Parliament approves dismissal of Juvenile Court Judge Abdul Bari Yoosuf

The Parliament, on Monday, approved the dismissal of Juvenile Court Judge Abdul Bari Yoosuf and Chief Magistrate for the Dhaalu Judicial Constituency Abdulrazzaq Mohamed.

Judicial Service Commission (JSC) lodged the motion for the dismissal of Judge Bari earlier in November. In a circular issued following the submission, JSC revealed that the Juvenile Court Judge was under investigation for acquiring monetary gain from the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) corruption scandal.