Adhaalath Party President vows to dissolve parliament, force MPs to resign
20 Mar 2013, 5:32 PM
Minivan News
Additional reporting by Neil Meritt
The Adhaalath Party has threatened to dissolve parliament for “not functioning constitutionally”, by pressuring members to resign “just as former President Nasheed was” in February 2012.
President of the Adhaalath Party (AP), Sheikh Imran Abdullah, claimed parliamentarians were not conducting themselves according to the constitution or serving the Maldivian people.
Imran was speaking during a ‘National Movement’ event held at the Artificial Beach in Male’ on March 19, reported local media.
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