The opposition majority parliament
refused to endorse some of the re-appointed ministers of President
Mohamed Nasheed’s cabinet who resigned en masse on last July. The
cabinet ministers complained that the opposition dominated parliament
was blocking them from performing their constitutional duties and
resigned in protest.
There was a controversy between the
government and the opposition over whether ministers had to be endorsed
individually or collectively.
The ruling MDP MP’s boycotted the vote
that rejected seven out of the twelve cabinet ministers. Nevertheless,
President Nasheed was of the view that ministers could remain in their
portfolios, as the parliament’s refusal to endorse a minister would not
amount to a vote of no confidence.
The issue of cabinet endorsements caused
disruptions in parliamentary sessions and continued to have a political
deadlock for months.
The opposition parties took the matter
to the Supreme Court for a ruling and six out of the seven judges agreed
that the cabinet ministers who failed to win the approval of parliament
must not keep their posts.
Ahmed Muathasim is one out of the seven
Supreme Court judges who has a totally different view on the ruling. He
has the opinion that even though the parliament refuses to endorse the
ministers they cannot be dismissed from their posts.
____________________________________________________Written by: Ibrahim Nazim
10 December 2010, Friday
4 Muharram 1432
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