Majlis speaker swears in sergeant at arms
31 Oct 2013, 7:10 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The People’s Majlis Speaker Abdulla Shahid has today sworn in former Maldives National Defense Forces (MNDF) officer Mohamed Haleem to the newly announced position of sergeant at arms.
The sergeant at arms is to oversee security of the Majlis premises – a task currently carried out by the MNDF.
The Majlis is also looking to hire two deputies and four assistants to the sergeant at arms and 100 security officers. Once the new security unit is established the MNDF will no longer oversee the security of the legislature.
The appointment of an independent Sergeant at Arms comes at a time when several MPs belonging to the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) are being tried for criminal charges.
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