Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has escalated a debt case which seeks his liability in the debt owed to MTCC by DRP, to the Supreme Court after the High Court accepted to review the ruling of the lower court which was in his favour.
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has escalated a debt case which seeks his liability in the debt owed to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) by Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), to the Supreme Court after the High Court accepted to review the ruling of the lower court which was in his favour.
In the case, MTCC seeks MVR 1.1 million which is owed to the company by DRP. The party, which Gayoom presided over at the time, was dissolved before the amount was paid to MTCC.
As such, MTCC pursued legal action against Gayoom in order to retrieve the sum. However, Civil Court ruled in favour of Gayoom and declared that he could not be held liable to return the money.
This prompted MTCC to appeal the case in High Court, which was opposed by Gayoom’s team citing a procedural point claiming the case could not proceed. However, the High Court decided to proceed with the case.
With this decision, Gayoom has now escalated the matter to the Supreme Court of Maldives, with a decision of whether to accept or dismiss the request still pending.
DRP once used to be the biggest opposition party of the Maldives. However, internal conflicts led Gayoom to leave the party and form Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) in 2011. In a turn of events, Gayoom was then kicked out of PPM in 2016 which was then led by his half-brother and former President Abdulla Yameen. Undefeated by the dismissal, Maumoon went on to create the Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) party.
Last year, the Elections Commission of Maldives decided to dissolve DRP after declaring that the party did not have sufficient membership to sustain its status as a political party.
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