Supreme court rejects Gayoom’s bid to gain control of ruling party
The apex court said it found no “legal basis” to hear Gayoom’s petition, and ruled that the civil court was right to install his half-brother and incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen, as head of the PPM
28 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The supreme court refused Thursday to hear an appeal filed by former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom against a ruling that stripped him of all of his powers as elected leader of the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives.
The apex court said it found no “legal basis” to hear Gayoom’s petition, and ruled that the civil court was right to install his half-brother and incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen, as head of the PPM.
The judgment appears to bring to a close an acrimonious legal battle for the control of the ruling party, and hands victory to Yameen, who has now set up a rival secretariat.
Gayoom’s lawyer, Husnu Suood, said he was “extremely saddened” by the supreme court’s decision, which he described as a “ruling without a trial.”
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