Amendment proposed to allow the President and Vice President to be summoned to the parliament to be questioned

Stating that the constitution defers the power of holding the government accountable to the parliamentarians, an amendment has been proposed to allow the president and vice president alongside State Ministers to be summoned to the parliament and questioned.

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President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef

Aishath Shuba Solih

2024-02-12 17:15:03

A resolution has been proposed to the parliament to include a stipulation in the parliament regulations to allow the president and his vice president to be summoned to the parliament and questioned.

This amendment to the parliament guidelines was proposed by Deputy Speaker Ahmed Saleem of the Hoarafushi Constituency seat. Stating that the existing parliament regulations is outdated, he also proposed to annul it.

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