How much is your MP worth?
The Haamakurey or “Make it Public” campaign appears to be gaining traction with eight of the 85-member parliament releasing financial disclosure forms. The campaign has exposed serious loopholes in current practices, but has also triggered a backlash from MPs of both the ruling and opposition parties.
07 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
By Hassan Moosa and Zaheena Rasheed
Eight MPs of the Maldives’ 85-member parliament have publicly declared their assets in response to a social media campaign launched by anti-graft NGO, Transparency Maldives.
National frustration is boiling over corruption.
An audit report published last month revealed that some US$80million was stolen from tourism leases by officials of President Abdulla Yameen’s administration.
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