Emergency extended by 30 days in Maldives even though MPs boycotted

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 11:25 PM

Emergency extended by 30 days in Maldives even though MPs boycotted

Male, Feb 20: Following a request by Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen, Parliament on Tuesday approved extending the ongoing state of Emergency by 30 days.

Only 38 MPs from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives were present for the vote despite the requirement of 43 lawmakers as per the Constitution, the Maldives Independent reported.

The opposition had boycotted the vote to ensure that it does not take place, but the extension was granted anyway.

Shahindha Ismail, Executive Director of the Maldives Democracy Network, accused the ruling party of "removing all democratic and lawful systems of governance in the country".