Jabir’s legal team ask court to determine ways jailed MP can campaign
02 Mar 2014, 4:40 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The wife of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Abdulla Jabir has today submitted a legal issue to the High Court arguing that the recently jailed MP has a right to campaign for next month’s Majlis elections.
Jabir is currently serving a one year jail sentence after being found guilty of declining to provide a urine sample for police to run a drug test.
Speaking to Minivan News today Dhiyana Saeed said that Article 73 of the constitution, which details persons who cannot qualify as Majlis candidates, states that a person serving a jail term of less than 12 months is still qualified.
“If the constitution states that a person serving a jail term less than 12 months will be able to contest in the election then that person should not be suspended from obtaining his electoral rights,’’ she said. “If he is able to contest then he must also be able to campaign.”
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