Corruption watchdog chief resigns – again
Hassan Luthfee had to resubmit his resignation because he failed to sign the first.
03 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
The ex-chief of the Maldives corruption watchdog has resigned for a second time, after the validity of his late-June resignation was called into question because he hadn’t signed it.
The spokesman for the president’s office, Ibrahim Hood, told the Maldives Independent that the office received a signed resignation letter on Wednesday.
Under the law, a member of an independent commission has to submit their resignation in writing to the president, with the signed resignation becoming effective upon receipt by the president.
Hassan Luthfee, the former president of the Anti-Corruption Commission, initially resigned via email in June, as parliament moved to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. The email, however, did not bear a signature. As a result, the validity of the resignation was questioned by the president’s office, which was forced to inform parliament of its concerns, local media reported on Tuesday.
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