PG met with former president's legal team, prior to resignation

RaajjeMV has learnt the former Prosecutor General, Aishath Bisham, had met with former President Abdulla Yameen’s legal team prior to resignation.

While the former president was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, Bisham had sent in her resignation earlier that day.

A credible source told RaajjeMV that this was a last attempt to halt the trial, as seen at Thursday’s verdict hearing; the defence had expressed concern regarding the state prosecutors at the hearing, noting the PG’s resignation.

In response, the state’s attorney had noted that deputy PG automatically takes over the responsibilities of the prosecutor general following resignation, and added that the PG’s resignation is no reason to delay the verdict.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced Bisham’s resignation from the post via a tweet on Thursday morning.

Her resignation came amid an impeachment inquiry at the People’s Majlis.

However, in statement released prior to the announcement of her resignation, Bisham 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.