Waheed takes MVR 525,000 for presidential trip, days before election
14 Nov 2013, 3:16 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
The Ministry of Finance has approved a budget of MVR 525,000 (US$34,047) for President Dr Mohamed Waheed’s trip abroad two days before the run-off election.
Waheed has previously described this as a personal trip to Singapore to attend to First Lady Ilham Hussain’s medical matters.
Waheed, who on Sunday an hour before his presidency expired declared that he would remain in office until run-off polls take place on November 16, is scheduled to leave tonight night – just over a day before the polls.
Waheed’s decision – based on a Supreme Court verdict signed by the four judges who had annulled the initial September 7 presidential election – contradicts a parliamentary motion to appoint the speaker of parliament as an interim president, citing Article 124 of the constitution.
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