Functioning without registration is an injustice - Nasheed

Minister of Information and Legal Reform Mohamed Nasheed has said that by functioning of the unregistered New Maldives Movement in the political arena and issuing press releases in their name, is an act of injustice on the other parties who underwent enormous difficulties to get themselves registered. He made the statement in private internet blog.

According to Nasheed couple of days back he was approached by 2 foreign journalists to obtain his comments on a press release issued by the New Maldives Movement.

According to Nasheed there is no political party, movement or association registered under the name New Maldives Movement. Nasheed revealed that there was ownership, trade mark, logo, and trade name of New Maldives Movement. He further revealed that there was no company, corporate body, or a registered trust either. Nasheed in his blog asks how such an educated group can claim to have gotten such an identity.

Nasheed writes he cannot understand how such a non existent party can join an alliance and issue press releases.

Speaking on the press release of the New Maldives Movement, Nasheed said it was about an amendment proposed to the draft clause on qualifications of a President. The amendment required the president not to have a foreign spouse and that it was proposed and seconded by two members of DRP wrote Nasheed.

According to Minister Nasheed, Male’ Member Mohamed Nasheed (colonel) as well as he had proposed the same identical amendment. Nasheed writes that Colonel later withdrew his proposal for unknown reasons and that he withdrew his proposal to prevent the government being blamed for trying to stop Dr. Hassan Saeed from running for Presidency.

However Nasheed writes that he believes that improper for a president of Maldives to be married to a foreigner.

When the Majlis sessions were resumed on the 13 of January after a long recess, the amendment under discussion was put to Majlis floor for due deliberations. The press release issued by New Maldives Movement was sent to Miadhu as well. The press release warned that necessary steps will be taken against the government if they went ahead and barred Dr. Hassan Saeed’s candidacy.