High Court ends Chief Justice's appeal hearing over shutdown of GEMS

The High Court has ended the appeal hearing of Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed over the termination of the Supreme Court’s Government E-Letter Management System (GEMS).

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Shaina Abdulla

2018-05-31 12:15:44

The High Court has ended the appeal hearing of Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed over the termination of the Supreme Court’s Government E-Letter Management System (GEMS).

Chief Justice was found guilty of ordering to shut down GEMS in the wake of the landmark February 1 ruling to release high profile political prisoners. He has thus been convicted of obstructing state functioning, and sentenced to four months and 24 days in jail.

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