Legal fiascos – why some officials are never penalized
The civil court last week ordered exorbitant compensation for two officials sacked over allegations of sexual abuse. One is a policeman, and other is a top diplomat. Why was the state unable to take action?
24 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
A court last week ordered exorbitant compensation for two government officials sacked over allegations of sexual abuse. One was a policeman, fired in 2010 by the police disciplinary board, on a charge of ordering the rape of a young woman. The other was the former chair of the civil service, removed by the parliament in 2012 after an inquiry into an allegation of sexual harassment.
In Chief Inspector Risheef Thoha’s case, the Supreme Court ordered his reinstatement, citing insufficient evidence and due process violations. Risheef was given his job back only to be suspended on a new charge of alcohol abuse. On Monday, he was fired.
In Mohamed Fahmy Hassan’s case, the apex court ruled that the parliament could not remove him, unless he was found guilty in a court of law. Fahmy is now the Maldivian High Commissioner to Malaysia.
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