Speaker of the Parliament, former president Mohamed Nasheed has submitted a claim that Supreme Court Justice Abdulla Didi accepted a bribe of USD 1 million to jail Nasheed in 2015.
Nasheed filed a complaint against the judge at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), of which he is a member.
Judge Abdulla Didi was presiding over the bench when the Criminal court sentenced Nasheed to 13 years in jail on terrorism charges. Not long after, he was transferred as a High Court judge.
While Abdulla Didi was the Chief Judge of the High Court, he was appointed as a Supreme Court judge after the top court issued the controversial February 1 order.
It has been reported that the bribe was deposited to a Malaysian bank account under Abdulla Didi’s wife’s name. However, the source of the funds is unknown.
The case was previously submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), however, the investigation could not be pursued due to several factors.
The sentence jailing Nasheed was later overturned by the Supreme Court during November 2018.
Supreme Court Justice Abdulla Didi - Photo: Ahmed Naaim / AVAS
