“Illegitimate address by coup president warrants no official response”: MDP PG Leader Ibu Solih
05 Mar 2013, 10:42 AM
Mariyath Mohamed
Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Parliament Group Leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (Ibu Solih) has stated that the party will not be responding to the presidential address delivered by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan during Monday’s parliament opening ceremony.
Solih said the statement held no legitimacy as Waheed himself was an illegally installed president, and hence warranted no official response.
“Waheed is in his position through a coup d’etat. A year having passed since does not change that fact. That is what we demonstrated in parliament today,” Solih told local media.
“We are only obliged to respond to a presidential address given by a legitimate leader.”
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