Protesters petition President not to ratify MP Privileges Bill
16 Jan 2011, 6:06 PM
A group of “concerned citizens” today gathered outside the President’s office to present a letter to president Mohamed Nasheed requesting him not to ratify the recently-passed MPs Privilege Bill.
The protesters claimed that the bill was passed by the MPs for the sake of unfair personal gain, and should not be ratified.
”If the bill is to be passed, the salaries and allowances for the police and independent commissions should be increased,” said a protester, claiming that “we are not from any political party but we are representing the citizens.”
The letter stated that the Privileges Bill was against the Constitution and the objective of parliamentary privileges.
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