Colombo (LNW): The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) has decided to revoke the party membership of MP Ali Sabri Raheem, who faced accusations of smuggling gold and mobile phones into the country five months ago.
The decision to expel MP Raheem was made following a thorough inquiry by the Disciplinary Committee of the Party led by MP Rishard Bathiudeen.
Raheem’s actions, involving smuggling gold and mobile phones, have tarnished the party’s reputation, contravened the expected conduct of an ACMC Member of Parliament, and constituted a serious breach of party discipline, ACMC Chairman M.S.S. Ameer Ali said in a statement.
MP Raheem contested in the last General Elections under the symbol of the Muslim National Alliance (MNA) as per the Electoral Agreement with the ACMC.
The expulsion notification has been sent to Raheem and the Secretary General of MNA, Mr. Naeemullah, and the ACMC Chairman hopes for immediate action by the Secretary General of MNA.
Raheem was detained at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on May 23, 2023, with undeclared gold and mobile phones. Customs officials confiscated 3.5kg of undeclared gold and 91 mobile phones. He was released after paying a fine of Rs. 7.5 million.
