MDP calls on parliament to refrain from violating regulations even in the future

Maldives Democratic Party’s (MDP) Parliamentary Group calls on the Parliament Secretariat to not go against their regulations in the future or against the consensus of the majority lawmakers in the house.

This statement was made after Supreme Court’s ruling on the matter of the no-confidence motion lodged against Speaker Mohamed Nasheed by majority party MDP parliamentarians, and the parliament's consistent cancelling of the scheduled sittings to address the issue when Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla called in sick on the five different occasions it was scheduled for. MDP had filed a case with the Supreme Court requesting they rule that in the event the Deputy Speaker is unable to preside over such a session, one of the five longest serving parliamentarians be allowed to preside over the meeting.