Mauritania: Head of Supreme Court Rejects His Dismissal  · Global Voices
أحمد جدو

Mauritania has been witnessing a wave of mounting protests calling for the toppling of the military regime. According to the opposition[ar], the military rule is against the existence of an institutional state in addition to its attempts to tame justice.
Meanwhile, the head of the Mauritanian Supreme Court, Seyid Ould Ghailani, has rejected the decision discharging him from his duty before the end of his mandate. Ghailani, who has been in his post for two years, considered this decree as a coup against justice and an outrageous interference in the work of the judicial power by the executive one. Ghailani also revealed that the Mauritanian President General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has offered him a post an ambassador to Yemen. That proposal was met with refusal, with Ghailani informing the president he was remaining in his job until the end of his mandate in three years.
He also said all attempts by the executive power to undermine the powers of the judiciary are refused and do not fulfill the interest of the people or the state or the regime.
The sacking was met with indignation by lawyers in the country as well as political powers in Mauritania. In a Press conference, the Coordination Committee of the Opposition said [ar]:
In its turn, the national board of lawyers denounced the act of security forces preventing Ghailani from entering his office in Nouakchott and exercising his function and considered the decision as a coup against justice. The dismissal case is not the first story to spark a problem in the Mauritanian judiciary since the former minister of Justice also fired one of the judges [ar], a matter which was decried by the judiciary and political milieu.
”  Photo of the sacked head of supreme court, from the blog  ” “May you Wake up on  a nation”  تصبحون على وطن
Commenting the case, writer and blogger Mohammed Al Amin Ould El Vadel said:
Mauritanian Activist Taha Al Hafedh tweeted intensively about this issue:
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For his part, Mejd Ahmed also tweeted:
Activist Ahmed Salem added:
Bab Ould also couldn't remain silent on the issue. He tweeted:
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