Anti-graft watchdog fields barrage of questions over integrity
The anti-graft watchdog fielded Sunday a barrage of questions on its integrity and willingness to hold President Abdulla Yameen to account over the theft of some US$80million from state coffers.
14 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
The anti-graft watchdog fielded Sunday a barrage of questions on its integrity and willingness to hold President Abdulla Yameen to account over the theft of some US$80million from state coffers.
The five members of the Anti Corruption Commission, under fire for their failure to launch an inquiry when the embezzlement was first flagged in a 2014 audit report, pledged today to make public their financial and business interests.
“Our hope is that other independent institutions will follow suit,” ACC President Hassan Luthfee told the press, at a ceremony to unveil the commission’s annual report.
The watchdog insisted that it continued to have public confidence, while Luthfee maintained that his acceptance of a discounted luxury flat last year did not constitute an act of bribery.
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