A case has been lodged with the Supreme Court challenging the legitimacy of the parliamentary seat of North Hithadhoo MP Mohamed Sinan over a ruling made by a magistrate court last year ordering him to settle an outstanding debt.
The case cites a ruling made by the Hithadhoo Magistrate Court on October 14, 2024, when Sinan, who won his seat on a ticket from the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC), was ordered to pay an MVR 2.5 million debt to the Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB).
In the Supreme Court filing, the petitioner cited Article 73 (c) of the Constitution, which states that “a person shall be disqualified from election as a member of the People’s Majlis, or a member of the People’s Majlis immediately becomes disqualified, if they have a decreed debt which is not being paid as provided in the judgement.”
To be updated…