The Civil Court has ruled in the case filed by former Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Deputy Leader Alhan Fahmee, in favour of the party saying that Alhan currently has no standing on which to file in court regarding the internal matters of the party.
Alhan filed the case in Civil Court, saying that the term for the elections which saw him elected ended on the April 30, 2012. The 2011 elections saw Alhan elected as Deputy and Dr Ibrahim Didi elected as President of the party.
After Alhan and Ibrahim Didi were removed from their respective posts, former President Mohamed Nasheed was elected as the president and Mohamed Shifaz was elected as his deputy. Alhan's case in court is that the current term has ended as well, and that a new election must be held.
Alhan has sought a court order to force an internal election as dictated by the party charter. The political party law dictates that each party must follow their own charter.
The court however, ruled that as both the Elections Commission and MDP have informed the court that Alhan is no longer a member of MDP, Alhan has no grounds to file the case against the party.
The court had ruled in this case without bringing it to trial because MDP filed a counter stating that Alhan was no longer a member of the party and could not file a case such as this to begin with.
Alhan meanwhile had also filed a case in court to fight his alleged wrongful expulsion from the party.
