Supreme court asked to restrict parliament’s powers to sack ministers
The Attorney General’s office has asked the supreme court to determine that the parliament can only dismiss cabinet ministers for committing an impeachable offence.
15 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The Attorney General’s office has asked the supreme court to determine that the parliament can only dismiss cabinet ministers for committing an impeachable offence.
According to article 101 of the constitution, a no-confidence motion can be filed by at least ten lawmakers, “specifying the reasons,” and a minister shall cease to hold office if it is passed by a majority of the total membership of the People’s Majlis.
But state attorneys argued in the apex court Sunday that the parliament should not be able to sack ministers with a no-confidence motion submitted for political reasons.
“The power of the parliament to take a vote of no-confidence is not an absolute power,” a state attorney told the court, insisting that valid grounds or proof of an impeachable offence should be a prerequisite for the no-confidence vote.
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