The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday appointed Judge Adam Mohamed as the acting head of the Criminal Court.
Previously, Judge Ali Rasheed was tasked with the responsibility of managing the lower court.
Adam Mohamed replaced him following Rasheed's appointment to the Supreme Court bench earlier the same day.
Judge Adam Mohamed was appointed to the Criminal Court in January this year. He was formerly a defence lawyer and worked at the Prosecutor General's Office.
The last Chief Judge at the Criminal Court was Ahmed Hailam, who was suspended in November 2019, over sharing a controversial image depicting President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and former President Mohamed Nasheed.
He resigned in December after JSC put forward a motion at the parliament to dismiss him.
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