Maldives' judicial watchdog has summoned the chief of the presidential Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances Husnu Suood.
The former Attorney General Suood told AVAS that he has been summoned by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Sunday which he believed was in connection to the allegations he made against the judiciary.
Suood alleged on 30th December that gangs and businessmen exert undue influence on Criminal Court judges.
The integrity of Criminal Court judges are compromised with the help of bribes and other incentives, the former attorney general and renowned lawyer Suood had claimed.
The judicial administration department (DJA) meanwhile had said the presidential commission had refused to explain or provide details of Suood's claims.
Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, judicial academy chancellor Ahmed Majid alleged that Suood's claims against the judiciary appears to lack weight over his refusal to provide details.
Majid said if there was any truth behind the claims, there was no reason Suood should not provide details to the country's top court adding that there was nothing standing in the way of seeking action against the lawyer.
The Supreme Court has also launched an investigation into Suood's claims, although the Criminal Court has denied all allegations.
