Adhaalath Party demands educational certificates of Penal Code Committee MPs
13 May 2013, 6:25 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Adhaalath Party has sent a letter to Parliament Speaker Abdulla Shahid requesting he clarify the educational qualifications of MPs in Penal Code committee before 10:00am tomorrow (14 May).
The letter was sent following the Penal Code Committee’s decision to summon Chair of Adhaalath Party’s Scholars Council, Sheikh Ilyas Hussain, after alleging he had made misleading comments about provisions of Penal Code bill during a religious sermon.
In a statement issued today, the Adhaalath Party confirmed the letter was sent because the Penal Code Committee had “invited” Sheikh Ilyas before the committee.
This is the second time the parliament has sent summons to Sheikh Ilyas over his comments, after he failed to show up the first time.
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