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MP Shujau appointed to Clemency Board

Jun 4, 2024, 11:20 AM

Baarah MP Ibrahim Shujau. -- Photo: Majlis Secretariat

Parliament today approved Baarah MP Ibrahim Shujau as Parliament's member on the Clemency Board.

His appointment to the board was passed unanimously by the 88 MPs who participated in the vote. He is the People's National Congress (PNC) parliamentary group's senior deputy leader.

The Clemency Board is an 11-member board created by the law on pardons and clemency that functions under the Attorney General's office.

The board includes representatives from the legal profession, education sector, social sector, health sector, police and judiciary as well as a religious scholar, a parole board member and an MP.

Previous MPs on the Clemency Board included Ungoofaaru MP Jaufar Dawood from the 18th Parliament and Ihavandhoo MP Mohamed Shifau from the 19th Parliament.

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