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Maldivian lawmakers brawl as clashes erupt during parliament session

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Reuters

<p>Maldivian lawmakers scuffled and brawled during a key vote at a parliament session, footage released on Sunday (January 28) showed.</p><p>Video obtained by Reuters captured a chaotic scene where members of the Maldives parliament traded kicks and fought with opposition lawmakers near the Speaker&#x27;s chair, while others shouted from the floor and the sounds of toy trumpets rang out.</p><p>Reuters was able to confirm the location by the color, design on the walls and the placement of a lighting fixtures and speaker which matched with file imagery.</p><p>Local media reported MP Abdullah Shaheem Abdul Hakeem was injured during a violent altercation between pro-government MPs and oppositions on Sunday. Reuters couldn’t independently verify when the videos were filmed.</p><p>The session descended into chaos when the main Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) decided to withhold parliamentary approval for some members of President Mohamed Muizzu&#x27;s cabinet ahead of the key vote on the Cabinet, according to local media reports.</p><p>Subsequently, pro-government MPs initiated a protest, obstructing the parliamentary sitting from proceeding, the reports said. <strong>—Report from Reuters</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Maldivian lawmakers scuffled and brawled during a key vote at a parliament session, footage released on Sunday (January 28) showed.</p>

Maldivian lawmakers scuffled and brawled during a key vote at a parliament session, footage released on Sunday (January 28) showed.