Emergency motion in parliament over ‘stalled’ investigations

An emergency motion was submitted to parliament on Wednesday over concerns that investigations into the former administration have stalled.

Ungoofaaru MP Mohamed Waheed told parliament the public is extremely concerned that the “wrongs” committed by the former administration are not being investigated.

“We pledged in our campaigns that we will investigate the wrongs done by the former administration,” he said.

Among the most contentious acts committed by the former administration were putting parliament under military lockdown, removing the roof of the supreme court building to arrest supreme court justices, declaring two states of emergency, jailing political rivals, questionable arrests of hundreds of people and “stealing [a] record amount” of money from state coffers, Waheed said.