Parliament on Wednesday rejected a motion to expedite an amendment to the Immigration Act (2007) that would ban entry of Israeli passport holders into the Maldives, with 63 MPs voting against, 15 in favour and one abstaining. The amendment, proposed by MP Meekail Ahmed Nasym, remains pending with the Parliament's Security Services Committee (241 Committee), to which it was referred on 10 June this year.
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Parliament, after a floor debate on Wednesday, has rejected a motion calling to expedite an amendment to the Maldives Immigration Act (2007).
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While 63 MPs belonging to the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC), which holds a supermajority in Parliament, voted against the resolution, 15 voted in favour, and one abstained.
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While the bill was referred to the 241 Committee on 10 June this year, senior state officials, including Attorney General Ahmed Usham, have hinted at challenges to the real-world implementation of the amendment as proposed in the bill.
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