Attorney general challenges Political Parties Act in Supreme Court
07 Mar 2013, 6:59 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The attorney general has filed a case in the Supreme Court requesting a writ of mandamus against the Elections Commission to prevent dissolution of political parties that has failed to maintain the required 10,000 members as stipulated in the Political Parties Act.
The parliament’s overrule of presidential veto on the Political Parties Bill by a majority of 60 votes on Tuesday (March 5) means the bill will automatically came into force without needing ratification from the president.
Deputy Solicitor General Ahmed Usham was reported in local media as stating that enactment of the Political Parties Act meant political parties that do not have the required number of members would be dissolved without any transitional period.
The attorney general, he said, was of the view that dissolution of smaller political parties without a transitional period would compromise the rights of several parties.
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