Speaker accused of subverting parliamentary rules
Speaker Abdulla Maseeh was once again accused of subverting parliamentary rules to favour the ruling party after he called off votes on key government-sponsored bills on Sunday.
21 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Speaker Abdulla Maseeh was once again accused of subverting parliamentary rules to favour the ruling party after he called off votes on several government-sponsored bills on Sunday.
Maseeh had cited technical problems in postponing the vote on a bill granting the president the power to appoint members to the Fatwa Majlis, a religious advisory body, and a bill to delay the enforcement of the Criminal Procedures Code.
The opposition, however, said it was because not enough ruling party MPs were present for the vote.
When MPs gathered for the votes at 1:30pm, Maseeh had declared: “We are working on fixing some technical problems. It is estimated to take more than an hour, meaning that the problem is unlikely to be fixed by 2:30pm. I am now adjourning today’s session.”
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