Tagged: Maldives judiciary

September 10, 2012

Velezinee’s insider account of how JSC hijacked judicial independence

Aishath Velezinee, The Failed Silent Coup: In Defeat, They Reached for the Gun, an insider’s account of how the Maldivian judiciary was hijacked by authoritarian forces to dismantle democratic governance. Download PDF.

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Dhivehi Sitee was launched in April 2012 as one among many voices against the 'unique' 7 February 2012 coup d'état which prematurely ended the first democratically elected government of the Maldives. Having brought to you analyses and critiques of the often extraordinary 'Life in times of coup d'état', and after specialised coverage of the elections that ended almost two years of unelected leadership in November 2013, Dhivehi Sitee has returned to play the role of an observer and critic of the rapidly changing Maldivian society and its turbulent politics. It will pay special attention to the religious radicalisation of people and the actors and actions that make possible the ongoing regressions in the Maldivian people's right to a self-governed life of dignity and liberty.

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