Parliament begins Prosecutor General Shameem's removal
The motion was moved by the ruling PNC's Hulhudhoo MP Mohamed Shahid.
The judiciary committee of the parliament on Tuesday accepted a motion to start the process of removing Hussain Shameem from the post of Prosecutor General (PG).
The motion was moved by the ruling PNC's Hulhudhoo MP Mohamed Shahid. He sent a seven-page letter to the committee stating eight reasons for Shameem's dismissal.
The motion was agendaed for the committee meeting and was approved by a majority of the committee members.
The reasons given in Shahid's letter are:
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Former tourism minister Ali Waheed's rape case filed without proper reason
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Former youth minister Ahmed Mahlood's case filed because he was charged with corruption in violation of the rules established in the criminal justice system
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He decides not to appeal lower court decision in a major rape case
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Withdrawal of human trafficking charges against former Milandhoo MP Ali Riza filed in Criminal Court
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Withdrawal of prosecutions for extreme alcohol consumption
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Failure to prosecute corruption involved in the purchase of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Discriminations among the employees of the Prosecutor General's Office
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Unable to investigate homosexuality allegation against his spokesperson Ahmed Shafeeu
According to the current rules of the parliament, the judiciary committee must first approve the removal of Shameem. The committee will then announce a no-confidence motion against Shameem.
The committee will take a decision on the no-confidence motion, and if endorsed submit it to the parliament for approval.
