Vaavu Thinadhoo Council President Shujau Ali was suspended from official duties by the Local Government Authority after registering as an MDP member, which he says followed the Elections Commission's dissolution of his former party, The Democrats. Shujau asserts the EC and LGA decisions are legally invalid.
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The Commission decided to dissolve the party under Section 30 of the Political Parties Act, issuing a formal notice on April 23.
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According to the LGA, Shujau was officially registered as an MDP member by the EC on May 19.
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I do not believe that joining another party following the dissolution of one's current party should be grounds for losing a council seat
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The EC moved to dissolve The Democrats after the party failed to maintain the minimum requirement of 3,000 members as mandated by the Political Parties Act.
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According to the Commission's letter, the party had only 2,716 members when the three-month period to increase membership expired on April 11.
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The LGA sent a letter to Thinadhoo Council Vice President Samir Ahmed, instructing him to temporarily suspend Shujau from his duties and bar him from entering the council office.
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However, the public announcement of the dissolution was made last Wednesday.
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