President Abdulla Yameen has returned the Amendment Bill to the Prison and Parole Act, which states that criminal convicts cannot be members of political parties, to the parliament without ratification.
This has been confirmed to Sun Online by the President’s Spokesperson, Ibrahim Muaz Ali.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed would no longer be a member of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) if the law is enforced, which would follow ratification by the President.
This would leave the post of President of MDP vacant.