National Security Committee of Parliament has approved the request of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom to extend the period of State of Emergency for a period of 30 days. President Yameen declared a State of Emergency in February 5 for a period of 15 days.
The President submitted the request to extend the initial 15 day State of Emergency to 30 days; to the extraordinary sitting of the parliament held outside the normal legislative session. The President requested to grant a 30-day extension to the decree for State of Emergency and two decrees to revise the original decree.
The extraordinary sitting was held with the attendance of 30 parliamentarians after a mass boycott by opposition parliamentarians.
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