High court rules in favour of Yameen in ruling party leadership row
The civil court was right to seize control from Gayoom due to “extraordinary circumstances” arising from the 78-year-old’s refusal to convene the party’s governing council and sacking of his deputy, the appellate court found.
24 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The high court upheld Sunday a civil court verdict that handed control of the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives to President Abdulla Yameen.
Delivering a verdict in a rushed appeal, Chief Judge Abdulla Didi said the civil court was right to seize control from Yameen’s half-brother and former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom due to “extraordinary circumstances” arising from the 78-year-old’s refusal to convene the party’s governing council and sacking of his deputy.
The appeal was concluded just a week after Gayoom was stripped of his powers as elected leader and Yameen, an advisor to the party, was installed as the head of the PPM.
Husnu Suood, lead counsel for Gayoom and a former attorney general, told reporters they would contest the verdict at the supreme court.
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