Explicit presidential power to pardon former state officials proposed
Independent MP Mahloof proposed amendments to the Clemency Act to grant legal authority for President Yameen to pardon or commute sentences of convicted former presidents, vice presidents, cabinet ministers, MPs, and Supreme Court Justices.
30 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof has proposed an amendment to the Clemency Act to authorise President Abdulla Yameen to pardon imprisoned former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim.
The amendment states that the president shall have the authority to pardon or commute sentences of convicted former presidents, vice presidents, cabinet ministers, MPs, and Supreme Court Justices.
The bill will be up for debate when parliament returns from recess next week.
The former ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) MP told the press today that he had proposed the changes to enable the president to legally release jailed politicians, noting that the Maldives has drawn widespread international criticism over “political prisoners.”
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