Faris Maumoon approved as new member of judicial watchdog
The Dhiggaru MP was approved with 67 votes in favour and one abstention.
13 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon has been appointed as the parliament’s representative on the Judicial Service Commission.
Faris, the son of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was approved unanimously with 67 votes in favour and one abstention at Tuesday’s sitting of parliament.
Several lawmakers of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives supported Faris after the party’s nominee MP Ahmed Rasheed withdrew his name.
Faris was nominated by MP Abdulla Riyaz from the Jumhooree Party and seconded by MP Rozaina Adam from the Maldivian Democratic Party, both partners of the incoming four-party coalition government along with his father’s Maumoon Reform Movement and the Adhaalath Party.
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