Shameem resigns as chief prosecutor amid confidence motion vote
The judiciary committee of the parliament on Thursday passed a motion to recommend the parliament to remove Shameem from the post of PG.
Prosecutor General (PG) Hussain Shameem resigned from his post while a parliament sitting on his no-confidence motion continued Thursday evening.
The judiciary committee of the parliament on Thursday passed a motion to recommend the parliament to remove Shameem from the post of PG.
The motion was passed in a closed-door meeting of the committee where Shameem attended to respond to the motion after a five-day notice period. Despite Shameem's request to hold an open session, the committee decided to hold a closed-door session.
Following the committee's recommendation, a sitting was scheduled for Thursday evening.
Shameem confirmed his resignation to Atoll Times after the sitting began.
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 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
