Top court hears former ruling party’s leadership dispute
The PPM’s former leaders denied forming a new political party to escape debt.
15 Jan 2019, 9:00 AM
The Supreme Court on Monday held a preliminary meeting over the leadership dispute of the Progressive Party of Maldives as its former leaders denied forming a new political party to escape debt.
Hearings are due to begin in a case filed by a PPM member against a 2016 civil court decision that stripped former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of his role as the party’s elected leader.
The civil court had ordered then-president Abdulla Yameen – who held a ceremonial role as the party’s chief advisor – to resume council meetings under his leadership. He was promptly put in charge of the party by the council.
The lawsuit by PPM member Ali Ahmed from the Laamu Gan island – who is seeking an order to hand back the party’s control to Gayoom – was filed at the civil court. It was taken over by the Supreme Court in the wake of Yameen’s heavy defeat in September’s election.
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