The Parliament's Judiciary Committee has resolved to summon Prosecutor General (PG) Hussain Shameem following a request from his office to discuss the committee's perspectives on the country's criminal justice system.

Chaired by MP Husnee Mubarik of the Manadhoo constituency, the committee received a written request from the Prosecutor General’s Office seeking to exchange information and understand the committee's viewpoint on the criminal justice system over the next five years.

The request aims to gather insights on how the Prosecutor General's Office can enhance the criminal justice system.

Shameem expressed his intention to understand the committee's stance and the current state of the criminal justice system, emphasizing the value of this information.

The committee welcomed the initiative by the Prosecutor General’s Office and unanimously agreed to engage in this discussion and summon PG Shameem.

Furthermore, the committee decided to solicit information from other pertinent government agencies to advance their work.

Meetings with these agencies will be arranged in an order determined by the committee.

The committees of the 20th parliament were established this month, with most committees deciding to request information from other committees within their respective mandates.

In today's session, the committee also approved summoning representatives from the Criminal Court, the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA), and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to address the space constraints faced by the Criminal Court.

Chaired by MP Husnee Mubarik, with MP Anara Naeem of the Huraa constituency as vice chair, the Judiciary Committee comprises other members including MPs Abdul Sattar Mohamed, Mauroof Zakir, Mohamed Shamin Habeeb, Ibrahim Nazil, Ismail Nizar, Mohamed Shahid, Ali Fazad, Ahmed Riyaz, and Ashraf Rasheed.