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High Court Dismisses MDP’s Appeal Against ICOM Directive on RTI Compliance
The High Court's registrar dismissed the Maldivian Democratic Party's appeal against an Information Commissioner's Office of Maldives directive requiring the party to comply with the Right to Information Act. The case is the first time a political party has challenged the Act's application over non-compliance allegations, and it follows an October 2023 ICOM order that state funding subjects the MDP to the law.
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over 57,000MDP membershipMaldives Republican individual requested information from the MDP—boasting over 57,000 members and receiving yearly state funding
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over 10,000Member threshold for state funding to political partiesMaldives RepublicThe Maldives’ political party laws mandate state funding for parties with over 10,000 members
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0.1 to 0.2 percentState funding as share of total state budgetMaldives Republicprovided as a portion (0.1 to 0.2 percent) of the total state budget
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2015 yearYear state funding policy introducedMaldives RepublicSince the introduction of this policy in 2015, the MDP has annually received state funding
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MVR 15.1 millionMDP state funding received last yearMaldives Republicwith last year’s figure standing at MVR 15.1 million
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over MVR 10 millionMDP state funding in preceding yearsMaldives Republicin addition to collecting over MVR 10 million annually in preceding years
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ICOM ordered the MDP to release the requested information on potential coalition deals.in October 2023Maldives Republicthe Information Commissioner’s Office of Maldives (ICOM) in October 2023 ordered the party to release the requested information, asserting that state funding subjects the MDP to the Right to Information Act’s provisions.
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An individual requested information from the MDP regarding potential coalition deals with the Adhaalath Party and Maldivian Development Alliance (MDA) during the 2023 presidential elections.during the 2023 presidential electionsMaldives Republicregarding potential coalition deals with the Adhaalath Party and Maldivian Development Alliance (MDA) during the 2023 presidential elections
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