Eviction will obstruct public services: Male’ City Council
19 Apr 2012, 10:43 PM
Daniel Bosley
Malé City Council (MCC) has said that attempts by the Housing Ministry to evict it from offices in the Huravee Building would affect public services.
Speaking at a press conference today, MCC Mayor Ali Manik said: “We are running a small government here. We oversee the pre-schools, look after the primary health care in all districts of Male’. We provide registrations to local businesses. These services will be obstructed because of the Housing Ministry’s actions”.
The eviction notice has come amidst an escalating dispute between the MCC and the Ministry of Housing and Environment this week.
The Housing Ministry yesterday informed the MCC that the council had until 3:00pm on Thursday to vacate its offices. This led to police today attempting to prevent council members from entering their offices in the Huravee building.
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