President Muizzu said that the construction of the superior court building will begin next year
Construction of a building for the lower courts or superior courts in the Male' City will start next year, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu said.
The president made this remark at the Independence Day official ceremony.
"Hopefully, we will build it to the level that the judiciary wants," he said.
The President said the judiciary has been neglected, but this government will pay due attention to it.
The drawings of the buildings on the land allocated in Hulhumale' for the construction of the judicial courts have been completed but the funds have not yet been allocated for the project. Without a permanent building for the judicial courts in Maldives, the lack of space is a major problem. Both the Supreme Court and the High Court are operating from temporary buildings.
The Justice Building is the only permanent building in the judiciary. The Civil Court and one part of the Family Court are also located in a very dilapidated building.
The Criminal Court is currently facing the most significant space constraint. The court is operating from the old State Trading Organization (STO) office building, located behind the Local Market in Malé. Due to the age and wear of the building, some areas have been restricted from use since last year, causing significant setbacks in proceeding court hearings.
The building used as the Covid-19 treatment facility in Hulhumalé is being developed as a temporary building for the Criminal Court. Housing Development Corporation (HDC) is currently working on moving items from the old court building in Malé to the facility in Hulhumalé, with the move costing MVR 33 million.
However, the building will be available for the Criminal Court's use for only five years. HDC has also decided not to allocate the ground floor of the building for the court's use.
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