PPM Elected President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has stated that the suspended Ethics Committee of the Party has no legal grounds and therefore, any decisions made by that Committee were invalid.
In a tweet posted Tuesday evening, President Maumoon said that “the said Ethics Committee is a suspended one.” He said that any decisions made by them is invalid.
Referring to the dismissal of Vilingili Constituency MP Saud Hussain from PPM, President Maumoon said that Saud was still a member of PPM and commended him for his work.
Hon @SaudVillingili MP remains a loyal member of PPM. As President PPM I value his importance to the party.
— Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (@maumoonagayoom) April 18, 2017
The very same Ethics Committee had also booted President Yameen, Thulusdhoo Constituency MP Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim, Maduvvari Constituency MP Mohamed Ameeth, Dhiggaru Constituency MP Faris Maumoon and other figures who are critical of the Yameen administration.