Parliament heads towards "deadlock" over privilege motion

The parliament is speculated to be headed towards a "deadlock" as the opposition has submitted a privilege motion against Attorney General (AG) Ibrahim Riffath, adding to the previously submitted no-confidence motion concerning the Chagos dispute.

The parliament had scheduled the no-confidence motion, submitted by 13 opposition members, against the Attorney General for today's session. However, before proceeding with the motion, a privilege motion had been submitted by Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) member representing Faresmaathoda constituency Hussain Mohamed Latheef. The MP had requested that the motion be referred to parliament's Privileges Committee.