Majlis resumes with soldiers surrounding speaker
The People’s Majlis resumed after a three-week hiatus Tuesday morning with soldiers surrounding embattled Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed as opposition lawmakers called for his resignation.
22 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
The People’s Majlis resumed after a three-week hiatus Tuesday morning with soldiers surrounding embattled Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed as opposition lawmakers called for his resignation.
Speaking over the clamour of protesting MPs, Maseeh adjourned the sitting after announcing that President Abdulla Yameen’s nominees for central bank governor and ambassador to Sri Lanka have been sent to committee for evaluation.
Opposition MPs say a no-confidence motion submitted against Maseeh with the backing of 45 MPs from the 85-member house must be put to a vote. Shortly before a constitutionally-mandated deadline for the impeachment vote expired on July 24, the deputy speaker announced that the motion was rendered invalid by the disputed disqualification of four lawmakers.
The opposition MPs also demanded that the four unseated MPs, as well as detained MP Faris Maumoon, must be allowed to attend sittings.
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