Opposition MPs protest in parliament over jailing of Mahloof
MDP MPs clamoured for the immediate release of their jailed colleague and called for President Yameen’s resignation. Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed adjourned proceedings shortly after the protest began in the People’s Majlis chamber.
19 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
MPs of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party protested in the parliament chamber today over the jailing of MP Ahmed Mahloof on a charge of obstructing police duty.
Shortly after today’s sitting began at 9am, five MDP MPs began clamouring for Mahloof’s immediate release and calling for President Abdulla Yameen’s resignation.
The opposition MPs also yelled into the mic of ruling party MPs Ahmed Nihan and Riyaz Rasheed while they were speaking.
A proposal by the public accounts committee to raise the health insurance provided by the state to ministers, MPs, judges, and members of state institutions was the only item on the agenda up for debate.
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