Travel ban lifted for MPs after three months
The Prosecutor General’s office declined to press charges against the three opposition lawmakers.
19 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
A travel ban imposed on three opposition lawmakers was lifted Monday after the Prosecutor General’s office declined to press charges.
MPs Imthiyaz Fahmy, Mohamed Ameeth and Faisal Naseem, along with Adhaalath party media chief Ali Nazeer, were investigated for urging the public to join a nationwide demonstration while the right to protest was suspended during a 45-day state of emergency.
They were interrogated on multiple occasions following the joint opposition press conference. In late May, the PG office declined to prosecute when police forwarded their cases.
The MPs were barred from travelling overseas during the past three months.
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