Majority leader spits at female opposition MP
Majority leader Ahmed Nihan spat at a female opposition MP over allegations of corruption prompting screaming matches, issuing of threats and fistfights between MPs today.
24 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Majority leader Ahmed Nihan spat at a female opposition MP over allegations of corruption prompting screaming matches, threats and fistfights between MPs today.
During a heated argument on the parliament floor, Nihan spat out a large mouthful of water at MP Rozaina Adam’s face. The Maldivian Democratic Party MP then threw water at Nihan’s face from a water bottle.
Nihan, who heads the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives’ parliamentary group, later claimed the spitting was an accident, and that Rozaina’s comments had made him choke.
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