Opposition mounts legal challenge to suspension of councillors
The opposition has sought a court order to lift the suspension of three Gaaf Alif atoll councillors censured for meeting the Indian ambassador to the Maldives without approval from the government.
18 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
The opposition has sought a court order to lift the suspension of three Gaaf Alif atoll councillors censured for meeting the Indian ambassador to the Maldives without approval from the government.
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, together with the three council members, filed the case at the civil court on Sunday, according to local media.
The disciplinary action by the Local Government Authority came after councils were warned against meeting foreign diplomats without written permission from Malé.
“We were having dinner with the Indian Ambassador Akhilesh Mishra around the time LGA issued the circular. We received a copy of the circular more than half an hour after the dinner meeting,” council member Ahmed Fuad previously told the Maldives Independent.
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