Maldives top court reinstates opposition lawmakers
The Supreme Court ruled that its anti-defection ruling was misapplied to unseat the ex-PPM MPs.
08 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court has reinstated four lawmakers who were deemed to have lost their seats for crossing the floor.
In unanimous judgments delivered Monday, the apex court ruled that its July 2017 anti-defection ruling was misapplied by the Elections Commission to unseat the former ruling party lawmakers.
According to the ruling, MPs who were elected on political party tickets will be disqualified once the EC notifies parliament that they have either left their party, been expelled, or switched parties.
It was clear that MPs Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim, Saud Hussain and Mohamed Ameeth were expelled from the Progressive Party of Maldives long before the July 13 ruling, which could not be applied retroactively, the judgments noted.
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