PPM MP Riza removed from judicial watchdog
A no-confidence motion was passed with 42 votes in favour and 24 votes against.
12 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
MP Ibrahim Riza from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives has been removed as parliament’s representative on the Judicial Services Commission.
A no-confidence motion was passed Monday with 42 votes in favour, 24 votes against, and one abstention.
Speaking in his defence before the vote, Riza called the reasons cited for his dismissal “laughable” and defended his role as a JSC member for the past four years.
Riza, a practicing lawyer, insisted there was no legal obstacle to representing clients in court. He denied abusing his office or unduly influencing any probes by the judicial watchdog.
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