Attorney general removed from bar council
A person will be elected to the Bar Council within two months.
President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday ratified an amendment to the Legal Profession Act to change the composition of the Bar Council's executive committee without the Attorney General.
Parliament had in late August passed the amendment.
The purpose of the law is to make the council composed of representatives elected by lawyers. The amendment proposes:
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To remove from law the provision of a person in the office of Attorney General as a member of the council
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To elect seven attorneys to the council; the law earlier provided for the election of six lawyers
The reasons for the law are to exclude the Attorney General from the council, making it a fully independent council.
The amendment will come into force on Tuesday.
A person will be elected to the Bar Council within two months.
