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Mayor Muizzu: I don’t see a situation where President Yameen cannot compete in the 2023 Presidential Election.

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Opposition Vice-President and Malé city Mayor Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has stated that he does not see a situation where opposition leader former President Abdulla Yameen’s name would not be on the ballot for the 2023 Presidential Election.

The opposition leader and Presidential candidate former President Abdulla Yameen is currently serving a five-year sentence. While the judgement has been appealed at the Supreme Court of Maldives, its outcome will be the decisive factor whether the opposition leader can contest in the election. If the Supreme Court of Maldives decides to uphold the lower court’s verdict, former President Abdulla Yameen will not be able to contest for the next Presidential Election.

Moreover, even if the Supreme Court of Maldives decides to nullify the verdict by the Criminal Court of Maldives, the current charges raised by the state against the opposition’s Presidential candidate could result in him being unable to contest.

Speaking on “Suvaalakah fahu Suvaaleh” program, the former Housing Minister and current Mayor of Malé city Dr. Mohamed Muizzu stated that while some believe that President Abdulla Yameen will not be able to contest for the 2023 Presidential Election, he does not see a situation where that would happen. He also stated that the appeal case at the Supreme Court of Maldives will clear the former President Abdulla Yameen of all charges and prove his innocence.

“I see President Yameen being released by the Supreme Court of Maldives, and the cases lodged at the lower courts are even politically motivated cases. The state is trying to frame him (former President Abdulla Yameen) by any means possible. They will try to do something to frame him as a criminal. When it comes to President Yameen, justice is overturned upside down. But, I don’t have any calculation where he does not get released”.

The trial of former President Abdulla Yameen has once again gained media attention after audio tapes of three of the five judges who presided over the case was leaked. While one of the audio tapes has been officially confirmed as authentic, the Judges in the audio tapes allege that the state had influenced the verdict on the opposition leader.

The audio tapes revealed that the verdict against the opposition leader is the product of state sanctioned judicial tampering. The judges accused the state of influencing, blackmailing and even holding them hostage to ensure a guilty verdict against opposition leader former President Abdulla Yameen.

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Nasheed to form new party

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The main ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s leader Mohamed Nasheed has decided to form a new political party.

Nasheed initiated a separate political movement within MDP, ‘Fikuregge Dhirun’, following his loss in MDP’s presidential primary held back in January. After major conflicts with the government and its policies – all lawmakers from the faction tendered their resignation from MDP on Wednesday.

The move came after Central Henveiru MP Ali Azim was expelled from the party on Tuesday and banned from rejoining for at least one year over involvement in opposition political activities surrounding the Chagos archipelago dispute.

The 12 members who resigned from MDP on Wednesday are;

Parliament’s Deputy Speaker, North Galolhu MP Eva Abdulla
Ungoofaaru MP Mohamed Waheed (Wadde)
North Maafannu MP Imthiyaz Fahumy (Inthi)
West Henveiru MP Hassan Latheef
Hulhudhoo MP Ilyas Labeeb
North Kulhudhuffushi MP Yasir Abdul Latheef
Vilufushi MP Hassan Afeef
Central Maafannu MP Ibrahim Rasheed (Bonde)
Madaveli MP Hussain Firushan
Thoddoo MP Hassan Shiyan (Gita)
North Mahchangoalhi MP Mohamed Rasheed (Boadhigu)
Gadhdhoo MP Ahmed Zahir
All 12 members are close acquittances of Nasheed. MP Hassan Latheef, during a meeting at Bodufenvalhuge on Wednesday, announced Nasheed’s decision to form a new political party. The meeting was attended by supporters of Nasheed.

Should Nasheed form a new political party, that party would be the largest opposition party in terms of members in the parliament, thereby, the minority party. The minority party at present, opposition PPM-PNC coalition has only eight members in the parliament.

Despite the resignation of the 12 MPs, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih continues to hold full control of the Parliament with 56 MPs.

Source(s): sun.mv

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MPs loyal to Nasheed leave MDP

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Multiple members of the main ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) loyal to the party’s leader Mohamed Nasheed have left the party.

The members who resigned from MDP include 12 MPs. They include Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla, MP Mohamed Waheed, MP Imthiyaz Fahmy (Inthi), MP Hassan Latheef, MP Ilyas Labeeb, MP Yasir Abdul Latheef, MP Hassan Afeef, MP Ibrahim Rasheed (Bonde), MP Hussain Firushan, MP Hassan Shiyan, MP Mohamed Rasheed (Boadhigu), and MP Ahmed Zahir.

They submitted their resignation letters Wednesday.

The move comes after MDP’s parliamentary group had requested action against Inthi, Hassan Latheef, Ilyas, Yasir, and Central Henveiru MP Ali Azim earlier this week, for forming an alliance with the opposition Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), Jumhoory Party (JP) and Maldives National Party (MNP), after accusing the government of failure to protect the interests of the Maldivian people in the case lodged with the International Tribunal of the Law of the Seas (ITLOS) over the disputed maritime territory between Maldives and Mauritius.

The party’s disciplinary committee decided to expel Azim from the party on Tuesday.

They are all members of Nasheed’s ‘Fikuregge Dhirun’ faction.

However, Nasheed has yet to resign from the party.

Despite the resignation of the 12 MPs, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih continues to hold full control of the Parliament with 56 MPs.

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The Cambodian Prime Minister arrives in the Maldives on an official visit

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The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, arrived Sunday morning on an official visit to the Maldives at the invitation of H.E. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. It is Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen’s first visit to the Maldives.

The Cambodian Prime Minister and accompanying delegation were received at Velana International Airport (VIA) by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid (ODRI). The government will hold a ceremony on Monday to officially welcome the Cambodian Prime Minister to the Maldives.

During the visit, President Solih would meet with Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen and hold official talks on strengthening bilateral cooperation, followed by the exchange of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the two countries. President Solih and the Cambodian Prime Minister would also deliver a joint statement on the outcomes of their discussions.

The Maldives and Cambodia established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1995.

Source(s): President Office.

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