Supreme Court asked to remove president from power
Former president Mohamed Nasheed said that the four opposition leaders, including himself, have filed a case with the Supreme Court to remove Yameen over corruption and theft.
28 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court has been asked to temporarily remove President Abdulla Yameen from office, to rule that he has broken the law and is unfit for office.
Former president Mohamed Nasheed said that the country’s four opposition leaders, including himself, have filed a case with the Supreme Court to remove Yameen from office for corruption and theft.
“President Maumoon, Honorable Gasim, Uz Ali Zahir and I have filed a case to Supreme Court about President Yameen’s corruption and theft. We have asked the SC to remove him from his position,” Nasheed tweeted.
At a news conference in Malé on Sunday MP Ibrahim Solih said corruption and embezzlement had become rife under Yameen’s presidency and that people’s rights were being violated because independent institutions were powerless.
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