Parliament votes against keeping impeachment votes a secret vote
19 Nov 2012, 5:18 PM
Mohamed Naahee
Members of parliament have vote against the proposed amendment to parliamentary regulation that would have otherwise made impeachment votes secret.
The opposition-initiated proposition was defeated in Monday’s parliamentary vote with a narrow margin of 34 to 39 votes.
Members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) who earlier issued a three-line-whip, all voted in favour of the proposed amendment, while government aligned Jumhoree Party (JP) MPs also voted in favour of the proposition.
The government-aligned Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) MP Ali Azim, whom the Civil Court had initially ordered police to produce in court, also voted with the opposition.
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