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Maldives: Army occupies Parliament

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Aug 22, 2017, 06:54 AM IST
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In photo: People's Majlis, the Maldivian Parliament (Image source: Flickr) Photograph:(Others)

The Maldivian Army has occupied Parliament. 

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News reports said members of the Opposition are not being allowed to bring a no-confidence motion.

The  Maldivian Army had taken over the Parliament in July too on the orders of the President and barred lawmakers from entering the building in a bid to stop the impeachment of Speaker and the President's close ally Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed over allegations of corruption, mismanagement and rights abuses.

The no-confidence motion against the Speaker, supported by 45 of the Parliament's 85 lawmakers as per the Opposition, was to be taken up on July 24 . The Opposition accused the Speaker of blocking its requests to summon government officials accused of corruption. 

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