PPM expels Gayoom’s son
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s son was expelled Tuesday from the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives amid a bitter internal power struggle that has erupted into open warfare.
05 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s son was expelled Tuesday from the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives amid a bitter internal power struggle that has erupted into open warfare.
MP Faris Maumoon was expelled by the party’s disciplinary committee for voting against the policies of his uncle, incumbent President Abdulla Yameen.
The battle for the control of PPM between the Gayoom brothers has split the party, with the elder Gayoom, who heads the party, suspending its council and internal committees and announcing a reform agenda to free the party from corruption.
Faris’ removal was followed by his sister Dunya Maumoon’s resignation from her post as foreign minister and the announcement that Gayoom has been summoned to the anti-graft watchdog for an inquiry.
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