Foreign Ministry: WGAD decision should properly be considered by Supreme Court

Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the decision and remedy proposed by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) should properly be considered by the appropriate authority, which in this case is the Supreme Court.

Following Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon's meeting with international diplomats in Sri Lanka today, during which she briefed them on the recent political developments in the Maldives, Foreign Ministry tweeted, “Gov is clear that the decision and the remedy proposed by the WGAD should properly be considered by the appropriate authority, namely the SC.”

Gov is clear that the decision and the remedy proposed by the WGAD should properly be considered by the appropriate authority, namely the SC
— MFA-Maldives (@MDVForeign) October 29, 2015

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dunya Maumoon meets with the international diplomatic community in Sri Lanka - Photo/Foreign Ministry

In an earlier tweet, Foreign Ministry said that the Prosecutor General had communicated to the Supreme Court the non-binding opinion of the WGAD’s request that the Supreme Court take this into account when determining the appeal.

PG has communicated to the SC the non-binding opinion of the WGAD req. that the court take this into account when determining the appeal.
— MFA-Maldives (@MDVForeign) October 29, 2015

The ministry also reiterated that the Maldivian government does not accept the WGAD finding that former president Mohamed Nasheed’s detention is arbitrary and in breach of international law.

GOM does not accept the WGAD finding that Pres Nasheed’s detention is arbitrary and in breach of international law
— MFA-Maldives (@MDVForeign) October 29, 2015

After her meeting with international diplomats in Sri Lanka, Dunya also met separately with British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Maldives James Dauris, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Atul Keshap, and EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives David Daly.