Why the Maldives Vice President’s Impeachment is Illegal
“My client, Ahmed Adeeb’s impeachment is illegal. Every incident that follows from this illegal vote should therefore be reversed,” writes Hussain Shameem, the former vice president’s lawyer.
09 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
By Hussain Shameem
On Thursday, Maldivians bore witness to yet another egregious violation of our constitution. Some 61 MPs voted to impeach my client, the Vice President of Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb, in an unannounced vote, called under an unwarranted state of emergency. My client, who is being held in a police remand facility, was neither informed of the vote nor provided the constitutionally guaranteed right of response.
Adeeb’s impeachment is illegal. Every incident that follows from this illegal vote should therefore be reversed.
Adeeb was arrested on October 24. The government has presented a litany of charges against him, including attempted murder, plotting to overthrow the government, and bribery. He is wrongfully accused of involvement in the September 28 explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
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