PG Bisham resigns amid impeachment inquiry

Prosecutor General, Aishath Bisham, has resigned.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday, noting that he received the prosecutor general’s resignation in the morning.

The president thanked Bisham for “her services during her tenure as prosecutor general” and wished her “every success in the future.”

Bisham’s resignation comes after the parliament’s judiciary committee resumed work on an impeachment motion against.

In a statement released prior to the announcement of her resignation, the now former PG said that the motion against her is in violation of the constitution.

While the judiciary committee announced the decision to resume work on the motion to dismiss Bisham last week, it had given her a week to respond to the allegations against her.

Bisham was appointed to the post by former President Abdulla Yameen in November 2015, and had faced various allegations during his tenure, including allowing the former government to influence the PG Office’s work.

She has denied the allegations, saying that neither then President Yameen nor anyone else had influenced her work, and added that her decisions were made “independently and without bias.”