Judiciary Committee

Judiciary Committee's 12th Meeting of 2026

20 Oct 2026 Number M20/M/JD/2026/12

Summary


In today’s meeting, Committee decided the following regarding the Bill on Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act (No. 12/2016) and Asset Recovery Bill.

1.     Committee set the deadline of the bill as 28 February 2027.

2.     Committee set the deadline for public announcement regarding this Bill as 30th November 2026, 14:00.

3.     Committee set the deadline for Stakeholder comments regarding this Bill as 31st December 2026, 14:00.

 

(This was proposed by Funadhoo Constituency Member Mohamed Mamdhooh and seconded by Faresmaathoda Constituency Member Ashraf Rasheed)

The proposal was unanimously passed by the members present in the committee.

The details of this vote are in the "Votes" section of this page.

 

 

Then, committee decided the deadline for the following bills as 30th November 2026.

1.  Bill on amendment to the Maldives Penal Code Act (No.9/2014) (MP Hussain Riza)

2.  Bill on amendment to the Judicature Act (No. 22/2010) (MP AbduhSattaar Mohamed)

3.  Bill on the amendment to the Penal Code (9/2014) (South Galolhu Constituency Member Meekail Ahmed Nasym)

4.  Bill on amendment to the Evidence Act (No. 11/2022) (Bilehdhoo Constituency Member Ahmed Aslam)

5.  Bill on the amendment to the Penal Code (9/2014) (Central Hithadhoo Constituency Member Ahmed Azaan Marzooq)

This was proposed by South Hithadhoo Constituency Member Ibrahim Nazil and seconded by Faresmaathodaa Constituency Member Ashraf Rasheed. The proposal was unanimously passed by the members present in the committee.

The details of this vote are in the "Votes" section of this page.

 

 

In today’s meeting, the committee reviewed some of the reports submitted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in compliance with Article 33 (a) of the Judicial Service Commission Act. The mandate of the committee in reviewing reports submitted by JSC is to ensure that the process was followed in the investigation as required in the Act. In this meeting, the committee reviewed the following reports:

1.     Judicial Service Commission No.: D-TC178-3/TC10/2024/2 Report;

2.     Judicial Service Commission No.: D-TC200/TF10/2024/4 Report;

3.     Judicial Service Commission No.: D-TC217/CN/2024/10 Report;

4.     Judicial Service Commission No.: D-TC259/CN/2026/02 Report;

5.     Judicial Service Commission No.: D-TC239/CN/2025/7 Report.

6.     Judicial Service Commission No.: D-TC241/CN/2025/8 Report.

7.     Judicial Service Commission No.: D-TC248/CN/2026/4 Report.


After reviewing the reports, as the process was followed in all the above reports except

No: D-TC178-3/TC10/2024/2, since the Judicial Service Commission decided not to continue the investigation of the issues in the following South Hithadhoo Constituency Member Ibrahim Nazil proposed filing the reports. This proposal was seconded by Funadhoo Constituency Member Mohamed Mamdhooh. Regarding the report no: D-TC178-3/TC10/2024/2, committee decided to write to judicial service commission for further information regarding this report and make a decision in the next meeting.

The details of this vote are in the "Votes" section of this page.


Attendance

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Present

Mauroof Zakir

Kendhoo

Present

Mohamed Shamin Habeeb

Kurendhoo

Present

Ibrahim Nazil

South Hithadhoo

Present

Ismail Nizar

North Feydhoo

Present

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Present

Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir

Milandhoo

Present

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Absent

Ashraf Rasheed

Faresmaathodaa

Present

Mohamed Mamdooh

Funadhoo

Present

Hassan Waheed

Vilifushi

Present

Votes

Vote Details

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Chairperson

Mauroof Zakir

Kendhoo

Yes

Mohamed Shamin Habeeb

Kurendhoo

Yes

Ibrahim Nazil

South Hithadhoo

Yes

Ismail Nizar

North Feydhoo

Yes

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Yes

Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir

Milandhoo

Yes

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Absent

Ashraf Rasheed

Faresmaathodaa

Seconded By
Yes

Mohamed Mamdooh

Funadhoo

Proposed By
Yes

Hassan Waheed

Vilifushi

Yes
Total
11
Yes
9
Voted
9
Present
10
No
0
Not Voted
0
Eligible
9
Abstain
0
Vote Required
5
Total
11
Present
10
Eligible
9
Yes
9
No
0
Abstain
0
Voted
9
Not Voted
0
Vote Required
5

Vote Details

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Chairperson

Mauroof Zakir

Kendhoo

Yes

Mohamed Shamin Habeeb

Kurendhoo

Yes

Ibrahim Nazil

South Hithadhoo

Proposed By
Yes

Ismail Nizar

North Feydhoo

Yes

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Yes

Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir

Milandhoo

Yes

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Absent

Ashraf Rasheed

Faresmaathodaa

Yes

Mohamed Mamdooh

Funadhoo

Yes

Hassan Waheed

Vilifushi

Seconded By
Yes
Total
11
Yes
9
Voted
9
Present
10
No
0
Not Voted
0
Eligible
9
Abstain
0
Vote Required
5
Total
11
Present
10
Eligible
9
Yes
9
No
0
Abstain
0
Voted
9
Not Voted
0
Vote Required
5

Vote Details

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Chairperson

Mauroof Zakir

Kendhoo

Absent

Mohamed Shamin Habeeb

Kurendhoo

Yes

Ibrahim Nazil

South Hithadhoo

Yes

Ismail Nizar

North Feydhoo

Yes

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Yes

Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir

Milandhoo

Yes

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Absent

Ashraf Rasheed

Faresmaathodaa

Seconded By
Yes

Mohamed Mamdooh

Funadhoo

Proposed By
Yes

Hassan Waheed

Vilifushi

Yes
Total
11
Yes
8
Voted
8
Present
9
No
0
Not Voted
0
Eligible
8
Abstain
0
Vote Required
5
Total
11
Present
9
Eligible
8
Yes
8
No
0
Abstain
0
Voted
8
Not Voted
0
Vote Required
5

Vote Details

Abdul Sattar Mohamed

Holhudhoo

Chairperson

Mauroof Zakir

Kendhoo

Absent

Mohamed Shamin Habeeb

Kurendhoo

Yes

Ibrahim Nazil

South Hithadhoo

Yes

Ismail Nizar

North Feydhoo

Yes

Ahmed Riyaz

Thimarafushi

Yes

Hassan Mufeed Abdul Gadir

Milandhoo

Yes

Mohamed Shahid

Hulhudhoo

Absent

Ashraf Rasheed

Faresmaathodaa

Yes

Mohamed Mamdooh

Funadhoo

Yes

Hassan Waheed

Vilifushi

Yes
Total
11
Yes
8
Voted
8
Present
9
No
0
Not Voted
0
Eligible
8
Abstain
0
Vote Required
5
Total
11
Present
9
Eligible
8
Yes
8
No
0
Abstain
0
Voted
8
Not Voted
0
Vote Required
5

Works

13 Oct 2026

Bill on Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act (No. 12/2016), proposed by government, sponsored by Funadhoo Constituency Member Mohamed Mamdooh

Ongoing

12 Oct 2026

Asset Recovery Bill, proposed by government, sponsored by Hon. Ali Fazad, MP for Central Fuvahmulah

Ongoing

26 Apr 2026

JSC Report No: D-TC248/CN/2026/4

Completed

06 Apr 2026

JSC Report No: D-TC239/CN/2025/7

Completed

06 Apr 2026

JSC Report No: D-TC241/CN/2025/8

Completed

25 Feb 2026

JSC Report No: D-TC259/CN/2026/02

Completed

05 Jan 2026

Bill on amendment to the Maldives Penal Code Act (No.9/2014) proposed by government, Sponsored by Central Hithadhoo constituency member Ahmed Azaan Maruzooq

Ongoing

10 Nov 2025

Bill on amendment to the Evidence Act (No. 11/2022), proposed by government, sponsored by Bilehdhoo constituency member Ahmed Aslam

Ongoing

05 Aug 2025

Bill on amendment to the Penal Code Act (No.9/2014), sponsored by South Galolhu Constituency Member Meekail Ahmed Nasym

Ongoing

25 Feb 2025

Bill on amendment to the Judicature Act (No. 22/2010), sponsored by Holhudhoo constituency member AbduhSattaar Mohamed

Ongoing

13 Nov 2024

Bill on Amendment to the Penal Code act (no. 9/2014) proposed by government, sponsored byMaafushi Constituency Member Hussain Riza Adam

Ongoing

06 Nov 2024

JSC Report No: D-TC217/CN/2024/10

Completed

23 Jul 2024

JSC Report No: D-TC200/TF10/2024/4

Ongoing

10 Jun 2024

JSC Report No: D-TC178-3/TC10/2024/2

Ongoing

Attendance Summary

  • Present
    10
  • Absent
    01
  • Simultaneous Committee
    00
  • Sick Leave
    00
  • Leave
    00
  • Official
    00
  • Attendance Not Required
    00

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