Obstruction charges withdrawn against 12 opposition lawmakers
President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was among the dozen lawmakers.
15 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General’s office Monday withdrew charges against 12 opposition lawmakers alleged to have scaled security barricades to enter the People’s Majlis last year.
The case was withdrawn after four opposition lawmakers who were deemed to have lost their seats were reinstated by the Supreme Court, according to Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham.
“The charges are against all 12 MPs. The case was submitted with all of their charges on one sheet, so we have decided to review it,” she told Mihaaru.
The four former ruling party lawmakers were deemed to have lost their seats when they backed the speaker’s impeachment in July last year.
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