Thursday roundup: U-turn on impeachment of chief prosecutor
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17 Oct 2019, 9:00 AM
Committee reverses decision to impeach chief prosecutor
Parliament’s judiciary committee on Thursday voted to revoke its decision from the previous day to begin impeachment proceedings for dismissing Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham.
According to media reports, MP Jeehan Mahmood proposed annulling the decision on the grounds that it was pushed through in violation of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party’s rules, which requires its parliamentary group to vote on such decisions.
MDP MP Moosa Siraj, whose proposal to launch an impeachment inquiry was passed on Wednesday, was reportedly absent from Thursday’s meeting.
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