Yameen loyalists take court action to remove Gayoom from PPM leadership
PPM descends into open warfare as Yameen loyalists seek court action to remove Gayoom from the party’s leadership, after successfully petitioning the elections commission to strike off his son’s name from its registry
15 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The Progressive Party of the Maldives has descended into open warfare with MPs loyal to incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen, seeking court action to remove his half-brother from the ruling party’s leadership.
Two MPs are seeking a ruling removing Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, 78 years, from the party’s presidency and an order requiring its council to “handover leadership to a person who can protect public interest,” according to a petition lodged at the civil court on Thursday.
Court officials posted a summons printed on red paper at the entrance to the PPM offices on Saturday when staff there refused to accept the notice.
It said that a party representative endorsed by the party’s council must present himself or herself to court at 3:30pm on Sunday, or the case would be heard in absentia.
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