Parliament Rejects No-Confidence Motion Against Home Minister

Parliament on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, rejected a no-confidence motion against Home Minister Ali Ihusaan. The motion was filed by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) over allegations of falsified membership forms submitted to the Elections Commission to boost the ruling People's National Congress (PNC). 64 MPs voted to keep Ihusaan, while only 11 MDP MPs supported his removal. Ihusaan claimed falsifying membership forms had long been a practice under previous governments. The MDP accused Ihusaan of involvement in filling out forms using stolen personal information, contracting the expat system to Malaysia's Bestinet Sdn Bhd, and interfering in a police investigation. Leaked photos showed Ihusaan and Deputy Minister Ahmed Ali in a room with Home Ministry employees filling out PNC forms. Ihusaan denied the photos were taken inside the ministry, saying they were at Velana building but not on Home Ministry floor, and that it was not during official hours. He acknowledged that the DNR database had been leaked previously but did not deny using the data.

Parliament on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, rejected a no-confidence motion against Home Minister Ali Ihusaan. The motion was filed by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) over allegations of falsified membership forms submitted to the Elections Commission to boost the ruling People's National Congress (PNC). 64 MPs voted to keep Ihusaan, while only 11 MDP MPs supported his removal. Ihusaan claimed falsifying membership forms had long been a practice under previous governments. The MDP accused Ihusaan of involvement in filling out forms using stolen personal information, contracting the expat system to Malaysia's Bestinet Sdn Bhd, and interfering in a police investigation. Leaked photos showed Ihusaan and Deputy Minister Ahmed Ali in a room with Home Ministry employees filling out PNC forms. Ihusaan denied the photos were taken inside the ministry, saying they were at Velana building but not on Home Ministry floor, and that it was not during official hours. He acknowledged that the DNR database had been leaked previously but did not deny using the data.

Parliament on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, rejected a no-confidence motion against Home Minister Ali Ihusaan. The motion was filed by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) over allegations of falsified membership forms submitted to the Elections Commission to boost the ruling People's National Congress (PNC). 64 MPs voted to keep Ihusaan, while only 11 MDP MPs supported his removal. Ihusaan claimed falsifying membership forms had long been a practice under previous governments. The MDP accused Ihusaan of involvement in filling out forms using stolen personal information, contracting the expat system to Malaysia's Bestinet Sdn Bhd, and interfering in a police investigation. Leaked photos showed Ihusaan and Deputy Minister Ahmed Ali in a room with Home Ministry employees filling out PNC forms. Ihusaan denied the photos were taken inside the ministry, saying they were at Velana building but not on Home Ministry floor, and that it was not during official hours. He acknowledged that the DNR database had been leaked previously but did not deny using the data.

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