Families urge new parliament to endorse commissions bill

Families of abducted journalist Ahmed Rilwan, as well as slain blogger and IT professional Yameen Rasheed, urged the newly sworn in 19th Parliament to pass the presidential commissions bill.

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The mother and sister of abducted journalist Ahmed Rilwan, during a march that marked two years since blogger Yameen Rasheed was brutally murdered. PHOTO: AHMED AIHAM / THE EDITION

Ahmed Aiham

2019-05-29 13:21:40

Families of abducted journalist Ahmed Rilwan, as well as slain blogger and IT professional Yameen Rasheed, urged the newly sworn in 19th Parliament to pass the presidential commissions bill.

The bill will grant independent commissions formed by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih under Article 115 of the Constitution, the authority to make formal accusations against those responsible for corruption and murder cases.

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