Supreme Court of Maldives rules former President Yameen ineligible to run in presidential election due to 11-year jail sentence on money laundering and bribery charges
Yameen, the former president was sentenced to 11 years in prison on money laundering and bribery charges in December 2022. / Photo: Reuters
The Supreme Court of Maldives ruled that the incarcerated former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom cannot run in the presidential election scheduled for September this year. The unanimous verdict, which is seen as another setback for Yameen's Progressive Party of Maldives , came on Sunday, on a petition the former president filed against the country's top election body that rejected his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, according to the Maldives News Network.
According to the Election Commission, the rejection of Yameen's candidacy was made due to the fact that he is serving an 11-year jail sentence. Reading the verdict, Justice of the Supreme Court Husnu Al Suood said that Yameen does not meet the eligibility conditions stipulated under Article 109 of the Constitution.
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