Parliamentary Ethics Committee Rules Against Deputy Speaker Eva and MP Afeef in No-Confidence Motion Case

The Parliamentary Committee on Privileges and Ethics ruled that Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla and MP Hassan Afeef violated parliamentary privileges in handling a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed. The 12-member MDP-dominated committee considered a complaint from Majority Leader Mohamed Aslam. Afeef had dismissed the motion citing a procedural flaw raised by Minority Leader Ali Azim (Dems). A second session presided by Eva Abdulla was concluded quickly. The committee ruled that no member of The Democrats should preside over sessions discussing the motion. MP Ahmed Usham, incoming Attorney General, commented that the Democrats' claim lacked legal foundation.

The Parliamentary Committee on Privileges and Ethics ruled that Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla and MP Hassan Afeef violated parliamentary privileges in handling a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed. The 12-member MDP-dominated committee considered a complaint from Majority Leader Mohamed Aslam. Afeef had dismissed the motion citing a procedural flaw raised by Minority Leader Ali Azim (Dems). A second session presided by Eva Abdulla was concluded quickly. The committee ruled that no member of The Democrats should preside over sessions discussing the motion. MP Ahmed Usham, incoming Attorney General, commented that the Democrats' claim lacked legal foundation.

The Parliamentary Committee on Privileges and Ethics ruled that Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla and MP Hassan Afeef violated parliamentary privileges in handling a no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed. The 12-member MDP-dominated committee considered a complaint from Majority Leader Mohamed Aslam. Afeef had dismissed the motion citing a procedural flaw raised by Minority Leader Ali Azim (Dems). A second session presided by Eva Abdulla was concluded quickly. The committee ruled that no member of The Democrats should preside over sessions discussing the motion. MP Ahmed Usham, incoming Attorney General, commented that the Democrats' claim lacked legal foundation.

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