State of emergency ‘unconstitutional’
Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham wrote to police hours after parliament approved President Abdulla Yameen’s request to extend the state of emergency by 30 days.
22 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives state of emergency is unconstitutional according to the prosecutor general, two senior officials at her office have said.
Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham wrote to police hours after parliament approved President Abdulla Yameen’s request to extend the state of emergency by 30 days.
She informed police the state of emergency was unconstitutional because parliament’s vote on it was unconstitutional, according to sources who spoke to the Maldives Independent on condition of anonymity.
The vote took place without the constitutionally required number of 43 lawmakers.
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