Courts begins hearing appeal into PPM leadership row
The high court has begun hearing a case that will decide whether the civil court was right to hand over control of the ruling party to President Abdulla Yameen
21 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The high court has begun hearing a case that will decide whether the civil court was right to transfer control of the ruling party from former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to his half-brother and incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen.
The dispute has split the Progressive Party of the Maldives and thrown its preparations for the upcoming local council elections into disarray.
Wafir’s challenge left Gayoom’s lawyers scrambling to file a third-party intervention in order to have their viewpoints heard.
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