President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has proposed the name of Abbas Shareef for the post of Prosecutor General (PG).

An out-of-session Parliament sitting was held on Wednesday night and his name was sent to the Judiciary Committee for consideration.

In his letter to the Parliament, Muizzu proposed Abbas for the post of PG and also provided the names of other applicants for the post.

The post of PG became vacant after former PG Hussain Shameem resigned ahead of the August 22 Parliament sitting for his dismissal.

The law stipulates that a new PG must be appointed within 30 days of the vacancy. Shameem was dismissed during the last sitting of the first session of the 20th Parliament this year.

A second out-of-session Parliament sitting will be held to take a vote on the new PG.