Maldives joins South Africa's case against Israel at ICJ, appoints AG as agent

Maldives has decided to intervene in the case brought by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

During a press conference at the President's Office to communicate the Cabinet's decisions, Principal Secretary to the President on Public Policy, Abdulla Nazim, announced that the government has resolved to intervene in the case concerning actions of Israel in Palestine in violation of the Genocide Convention. Attorney General Ahmed Usham has been appointed as the Maldives agent in the case.