Majlis passes Right to Information Act
30 Dec 2013, 6:14 PM
Ahmed Rilwan
The People’s Majlis has unanimously voted to pass the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The act – first introduced to the Majlis in 2009 – was passed as presented by the Social Affairs Committee with minor amendments with the support of the 67 MPs.
Introducing the bill to the floor, the committee chair MP Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed said the committee had sought assistance from local media and international experts in revising the bill
The bill was first sent to the People’s Majlis in 2007 but was rejected. It was reintroduced to the current People’s Majlis in November 2009, and underwent a complete overhaul at the Social Affairs Committee.
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