Prosecutor General resigns ahead of impeachment vote
Bisham was accused of lying to parliament’s judiciary committee.
28 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM
Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham resigned on Thursday shortly before she was due to appear at parliament’s judiciary committee for an impeachment inquiry.
The resignation was announced on social media by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
Speaking at the judiciary committee after the resignation, MP Moosa Siraj accused Bisham of lying to the committee in July about visiting the president’s office in February last year. Bisham claimed she only went to attend meetings of the Drug Control Council, of which she was a member by virtue of office. But there were no council meetings during the period, the Fonadhoo MP said, citing information provided by the president’s office.
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