The Democrats accuse Minister Ameer of constitutional violation

The Democrats have accused Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer of violating the Constitution, calling for action against him.

Minister Ameer chose not to attend today's parliamentary sitting, where the budget and supplementary budgets for next year were placed on the agenda, following advice from Attorney General Ibrahim Riffath. AG Riffath advised against presenting the budget in the sitting, citing Parliament Regulations require addressing the no-confidence motion against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed before proceeding with further work.