Male : The Maldives parliament sacked the chief prosecutor shortly after the government bowed to international pressure and lifted a state of emergency imposed after an alleged plot to blow up the president. At a parliament session, ruling party legislators voted overwhelmingly to sack Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin without disclosing the allegations against him.
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party boycotted the vote, saying it was rushed. “The prosecutor general has undoubtedly done some questionable things in the past. All those things must be looked into. However, the problem is the way this is being done through the parliament,” MDP lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed told reporters in Male early Wednesday. The government announced it was ending the week-long emergency after thesecurity forces advised the security situation had improved.
