State Finance Minister requests Supreme Court review legitimacy of 11 opposition MPs
09 Apr 2013, 10:49 AM
Neil Merrett
State Finance Minister Abbas Adil Riza has asked the Supreme Court to determine the legitimacy of 11 opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MPs he alleges are in breach of the constitution.
Citing clause 74 of the constitution, Abbas told Minivan News he had filed a case invoking the Supreme Court’s authority to decide on the legitimacy of the opposition MPs, claiming that there was evidence to support allegations they had breached it.
The nature of the 11 MP’s alleged offences remain unknown, with Abbas declining to detail the exact charges at time of press.
The MDP today said that it had not been informed of the case against the MPs, but stressed concern over what it called the “fundamental problems” with the independence of the country’s courts and legal watchdog, the Judicial Services Commission (JSC).
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