Parliament rejects move to reinstate pensions for MPs: Bahrain
A MOVE to reinstate lifetime pensions for elected and appointed public representatives has been shot down. Of the 31 MPs present in Parliament during its weekly session yesterday, 26 voted against reinstating the 2009 MPs, Shura Council and Municipal Council Members’ Pension Law, four abstained and only Jalal Khadim endorsed the proposal. Under the rejected legislation, public representatives would have be entitled to annual increases in pensions similar to others in the private, government and military sectors. The legislation also sought to...