Appointment of ‘Mundu’ Shareef as Youth Minister unconstitutional, says Jumhooree Party
06 Jan 2015, 4:06 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
Jumhooree Party (JP) spokesperson Ahmed Sameer has suggested that the appointment of Mohamed ‘Mundu’ Shareef as the temporary Minister of Youth and Sports is unconstitutional.
Sameer said that Shareef – who also serves as one of two ministers at the President’s Office – cannot be appointed to the position as he “cannot be held accountable to the parliament”.
“According the parliament’s rule of procedure, only the president, vice president, and ministers approved by the parliament can be brought into the parliamentary chamber for questioning, while all other individuals have to be questioned by parliamentary committees,” said Sameer.
Shareef confirmed to Minivan News today that he has been appointed to the post while Mohamed Maleeh Jamal is on vacation.
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