Parliament votes out CSC President Fahmy over sexual harassment allegations
20 Nov 2012, 6:30 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
Parliament on Tuesday voted out President of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Mohamed Fahmy on charges of sexual harassment against an employee.
The 70 members who partook in the vote were split 38 for removing Fahmy, 32 against and 2 abstentions.
The parliament debated on the report on the case submitted by the Committee on Independent Institutions prior to the vote.
Chair of the Committee, Independent MP Mohamed Nasheed, said that in addition Fahmy himself and the employee who had submitted the complaint Aminath Shahma, other members of the CSC and staff members had been questioned by the committee.
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