Coalition lawmakers ‘sabotage’ presidential commissions bill
There was a lack of quorum to put the bill to a vote.
25 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
Lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition have been accused of sabotaging a bill on granting sweeping powers to commissions formed by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to recover stolen assets and investigate unresolved murders.
Speaker Gasim Ibrahim ended Monday’s sitting of parliament without putting the bill to a vote as the number of lawmakers present was one short of the 43 MPs needed to pass laws.
“It is very clear this is an act of deliberate sabotage, by those with something to hide and a vested interest in covering up those past crimes,” tweeted MP Eva Abdulla from the Maldivian Democratic Party.
Jumhooree Party MP Abdulla Riyaz, leader of the joint parliamentary group, said lawmakers were informed that voting on the bill was in the agenda for Tuesday’s sitting, the first sitting scheduled since parliament returned from recess earlier this month.
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