Parliament moves to impeach Prosecutor General Bisham
The judiciary committee was tasked with beginning the process.
20 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
Parliament’s judiciary committee has been authorised to begin the process of dismissing Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham.
In line with the new standing orders, Speaker Mohamed Nasheed made the announcement at Wednesday’s sitting after the oversight committee decided to relaunch the impeachment process on the previous day.
The new rules require the speaker to make an announcement once he is informed of the committee decision. A no-confidence vote will take place after the committee makes a recommendation to the floor.
Lawmakers accuse the chief prosecutor of failing to take action in cases of murder, corruption and extremism last year, Nasheed said.
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