Falaah proposes amendment to remove MPs who obstruct police
The PNC-led supermajority previously amended the Constitution in November to outline four specific conditions under which MPs could lose their seats.
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Parliament Majority Leader and head of the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) Parliamentary Group, Ibrahim Falaah, has called for constitutional amendments to remove Members of Parliament who obstruct the police during their duties.
Speaking during Monday’s sitting while debating the Road Traffic Amendment Bill, Falaah referred to the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) rally held on Friday night. He said the protest had resulted in clashes between demonstrators and police, including the involvement of sitting MPs.
“I regret the scene of Member of Parliament Mauroof Zakir entering a barricade and obstructing the police,” Falaah said. “If a Member of Parliament commits such an act, he should lose his seat.”
Falaah added that if parliamentarians could engage in such conduct without consequence, it would create a perception that lawmakers were above the law.
“Unless major changes are made to the existing laws and regulations, the country will not have peace and security,” he said.
The PNC-led supermajority previously amended the Constitution in November to outline four specific conditions under which MPs could lose their seats. That amendment was passed within a day. A case challenging the validity of the amendment is currently before the Supreme Court.
