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Ben Emmerson QC appointed as legal adviser to allied parties
The parties have agreed to appoint a team of lawyers to represent their interests to the United Nations.
Shan Anees, Raajje.mv | 27 ފެބުރުއަރީ 2018 | އަންގާރަ 11:41
Ben Emmerson, QC
The allied opponents of the government have appointed British lawyer Ben Emmerson, also of the Queen’s Council, to represent them.
The parties have agreed to appoint a team of lawyers to represent their interests to the United Nations.
The parties, who collectively refer to themselves at the Joint Opposition, revealed this in a staemenrt on Monday.
The Joint Opposition said Emmerson will be providing advice in their discussions with the government.
The parties have called on the UN Secretary-General to mediate dialogue with the government.
Emmerson is also a former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism.
