Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Parliamentary Amendment Lowering Threshold for Presidential Impeachment

The Supreme Court of the Maldives issued a temporary stay on amendments to parliament's Standing Orders that would lower the threshold for impeaching the President or Vice-President. The amendments changed the vote count to exclude vacant seats, reducing required votes from 58 to 53 out of 87. The government petitioned against it. A majority of the bench (Justices Azmiralda Zahir, Husnu Suood, Mahaz Ali Zahir) supported the interim order, while Justices Aisha Shujoon Mohamed and Dr Mohamed Ibrahim dissented. The stay reverts to the original practice until a final decision.

The Supreme Court of the Maldives issued a temporary stay on amendments to parliament's Standing Orders that would lower the threshold for impeaching the President or Vice-President. The amendments changed the vote count to exclude vacant seats, reducing required votes from 58 to 53 out of 87. The government petitioned against it. A majority of the bench (Justices Azmiralda Zahir, Husnu Suood, Mahaz Ali Zahir) supported the interim order, while Justices Aisha Shujoon Mohamed and Dr Mohamed Ibrahim dissented. The stay reverts to the original practice until a final decision.

The Supreme Court of the Maldives issued a temporary stay on amendments to parliament's Standing Orders that would lower the threshold for impeaching the President or Vice-President. The amendments changed the vote count to exclude vacant seats, reducing required votes from 58 to 53 out of 87. The government petitioned against it. A majority of the bench (Justices Azmiralda Zahir, Husnu Suood, Mahaz Ali Zahir) supported the interim order, while Justices Aisha Shujoon Mohamed and Dr Mohamed Ibrahim dissented. The stay reverts to the original practice until a final decision.

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