The Parliament's Judiciary Committee has asked Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem to present himself to the committee on August 22, to respond to the no confidence motion against him.
The dismissal case of Shameem was submitted to the Parliament by Parliamentarian Mohamed Shahid, following which the case was sent to the Judiciary Committee for further review. The committee, after reviewing the case, made the decision to give Shameem a five-day period to respond to the case against him. In the committee meeting held, the Chair of the Judiciary Committee Parliamentarian Husnee Mubarik said that as the five-day period end on August 21, Shameem is to present himself before the committee on August 22. The committee has also decided to seek and investigate documents of five alleged cases against Shameem.
Shameem is accused of filing the sexual assault charges against former tourism minister Ali Waheed and the case against former Youth Minister Ahmed Mahloof. He is also accused of not appealing the alleged rape case of a foreigner on a safari because a person with ties to the Maldivian Democratic Party is involved. Shameem is also accused of withdrawing the human trafficking charges against former Parliamentarian Ali Riza and cases related to same-sex relationships, as well as withdrawal of 77 alcohol-related cases. Furthermore, Shameem is also accused of making the decision to not prosecute those involved in the ventilator case and discriminating against employees of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Hussain Shameem was appointed to the position of Prosecutor General in December 2019. His term in office will conclude this December.