PPM wants to strip Nasheed of ex-presidential privileges
Opposition MPs have slammed a bill that proposes stripping privileges for former presidents convicted of criminal offences as the latest attack on dissent by the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.
30 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Opposition MPs have slammed a bill that proposes stripping privileges for former presidents convicted of criminal offences as the latest attack on dissent by the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.
The amendment to the Former Presidents’ Privileges Act by MP Abdul Latheef Mohamed follows the introduction of a bill criminalising defamation and an amendment to the Political Parties Act that may reduce the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s membership by half.
The amendments are likely to pass as the PPM holds a parliamentary majority.
The amendment to the law awarding benefits for former presidents would strip former President Mohamed Nasheed, who was convicted of terrorism on a charge of abducting a top judge, of protection by the Maldives National Defence Forces, medical insurance, a pension, and funds to employ staff.
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