Umar Naseer contests dismissal from PPM in Civil Court
28 Apr 2013, 7:26 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
Umar Naseer, who lost the presidential primaries of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) to Abdulla Yameen, has submitted a case to the Civil Court seeking a ruling that he was dismissed from the party against the party’s regulations.
Ahmed ‘Maaz’ Saleem, a PPM member who served as Naseer’s campaign manager, stated that the case also concerned irregularities in the primaries. He reportedly told local media that they did not believe that Naseer’s allegations the primaries were rigged were enough ground for him to be dismissed from a political party in a modern democratic system.
Saleem further claimed that Naseer’s dismissal breached the fundamental regulations of the party itself.
“It’s against democratic principles to dismiss every person who expresses a dissenting view on party matters,” Saleem said.
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