The Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations, on Wednesday, voted on abolishing the amendment to the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Act, which requires written approval from Maldives Police Service to hold protests and all forms of public gatherings.
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A Parliament sitting in progress. The Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations abolished former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's amendment to the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Act on October 21. PHOTO: PARLIAMENT
Shahudha Mohamed
2020-10-23 09:08:38
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations, on Wednesday, voted on abolishing the amendment to the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly Act, which requires written approval from Maldives Police Service to hold protests and all forms of public gatherings.
After discussions on the amendments to the Act, members of the Parliament Committee decided on allowing the right to assembly as it is granted in the Maldivian constitution.
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