17 opposition councillors suspended
Elected representatives from six opposition-dominated councils were suspended for urging the execution of a Supreme Court order for the release of political prisoners last month.
19 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Seventeen councillors who called for the execution of a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners last month have been suspended.
They went “beyond the powers and discretion” granted by the decentralisation law by releasing statements in the wake of the February 1 ruling, the Local Government Authority informed the six island and city councils in letters sent out Sunday.
If “an offence of the same degree” is repeated, High Court orders will be sought to dissolve the opposition-dominated councils, warned the LGA, a supervisory body chaired by Home Minister Azleen Ahmed.
The 17 elected representatives were suspended without pay for one month and barred from entering the council office.
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