Court throws out lawsuit challenging new call for candidates for local councils
The appellate court threw out the petition by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party after its lawyer Anas Abdul Sattar failed to turn up to a hearing on Monday.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
The high court has rejected a challenge to the elections commission’s decision to open a new call for candidates for the upcoming local council elections.
The appellate court threw out the petition by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party after its lawyer Anas Abdul Sattar failed to turn up to a hearing on Monday.
Anas, who is also the MDP’s secretary general, is currently in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to attend meetings with the exiled opposition leader, former President Mohamed Nasheed.
Anas was expected to respond to questions raised by the attorney general’s office over the court’s jurisdiction to hear the case.
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