High Court rules it cannot dismiss case against Gayoom concerning DRP debt

High Court has ruled that it cannot dismiss the case submitted by Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) against former President and then leader of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) Maumoon Abdulla Gayoom claiming that he must take responsibility for the debts of the party.

The case by MTCC was initially submitted to the Civil Case, appealing for the court to rule that Gayoom, as then leader of the party, must take responsibility for the debts DRP had when it was dissolved. When the party was dissolved for failing to have the requisite number of members, it had an outstanding amount of MVR 1.1 million in payments due to MTCC for various services rendered.