Criminal Court on Friday, set six days as remand for Member of Parliament for Maamigili Constituency and Jumhooree Party Leader Qasim Ibrahim.

His arrest order notes that that the Maamigillil constituency MP had attempted to bribe lawmakers in order to win the no-confidence vote against parliament speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, held on March 27, and is attempting to influence the no-confidence motion against the deputy speaker, which is scheduled for April 11. It also stated that Qasim has been attempting to influence the security forces as well.

Furthermore, noting that Qasim’s actions show that he is working to unlawfully topple an elected government, the Criminal Court deemed Qasim a threat to national security. It also said that Qasim posed a threat to the society.

His arrest has been condemned by the opposition parties. Following his arrest, his Constituents had protested in the island and near JP headquarters of M. Kunooz.