Majlis approves Criminal Court Judge Muhthaz Muhsin for prosecutor general post
21 Jul 2014, 4:17 PM
The People’s Majlis has today approved Criminal Court Judge Muhthaz Muhsin for the post of prosecutor general (PG).
Muhsin’s nomination for the role – vacant since November – received 62 votes in favour, and seven votes against, while 12 MPs abstained.
President Abdulla Yameen had nominated Muhsin and his nephew Maumoon Hameed for parliamentary approval on June 2. As Muhsin’s name was put to a vote first and approved, Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed did not call a vote for Hameed.
Thirteen MPs of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) also voted in favour of Muhsin.
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