The Civil Court on Monday annulled the Elections Commission's (EC) decision to dissolve the Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) formed by former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom for failing to reach the minimum membership threshold.
The EC dissolved MRM on May 24 last year on the grounds that the party did not have the minimum 3,000 members required by law. The party failed to recruit enough members during the period offered to do so, the commission said.
Maumoon and his son Ahmed Faris Maumoon at the time criticized the EC's decision to dissolve the party as unlawful. The court previously issued an order to halt enforcement of the EC’s decision.
Details are unclear as the judgment has not been made public yet but both the EC and MRM have confirmed the ruling.
