President vetoes pension for former chief justice and vice presidents
A monthly allowance of US$2,270 was proposed for former vice presidents.
15 May 2019, 9:00 AM
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has vetoed legislation passed by the outgoing parliament to grant a pension to former vice presidents and a retired chief justice.
The president believed the bills were contrary to the spirit of the constitution, his spokesman Ibrahim Hood told the press on Tuesday.
Both bills were returned for reconsideration but the outgoing parliament’s five-year term is due to end this month.
The 18th People’s Majlis concluded its final sitting in late April and broke for a one-month recess. Unfinished bills would have to be resubmitted after MPs-elect are sworn in on May 28.
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