No-confidence motion against AG Anil dismissed

The petition for a no-confidence motion against Attorney General Mohamed Anil has been dismissed by People’s Majlis.

The petition was dismissed due to reference to the wrong Article of Constitution a petition for impeachment of an Attorney General needs to be filed under.

Speaker of People’s Majlis, Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed said in a message sent to parliamentarians this Tuesday that the petition has been dismissed as it was not a petition which could be submitted in reference to Article 82 of Constitution.

The Article 82 outlines procedures for impeachment of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of People’s Majlis.

Petitions for impeachment of ministers need to be submitted in reference to Article 101 of the

Constitution.

The petition was submitted to People’s Majlis with the endorsement of 24 parliamentarians.