Majlis removes Prosecutor General at midnight vote
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives dominated People’s Majlis has removed Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin in an abrupt vote at midnight.
11 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives dominated People’s Majlis has removed Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin in an abrupt vote at midnight.
Some 57 MPs voted to remove Muhsin.
The no-confidence motion, submitted in the morning, was investigated by a select committee this evening. Muhsin was summoned at 5pm and a debate on the no-confidence motion was scheduled for 11pm.
The vote follows media reports that Muhsin had stalled charges of bribery against recently impeached Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, who is in police custody on suspicion of links to the September 28 explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat.
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