Executive facing corruption charges appointed as deputy minister
The Maldives Roads Development Corporation’s managing director has been transferred to a political post despite pending corruption charges over a MVR1 million (US$64,850) loss incurred by the state-owned company.
13 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Roads Development Corporation’s managing director has been transferred to a political post despite pending corruption charges over a MVR1 million (US$64,850) loss incurred by the state-owned company.
The Privatisation and Corporatisation Board dismissed Ibrahim Nazeem on Sunday and appointed Abdul Razzaq Haleem as his replacement today.
Haleem was dismissed yesterday as CEO of the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company. Nazeem has meanwhile been appointed the housing ministry’s deputy minister.
The MRDC’s and MTCC’s spokesmen have confirmed the changes, but what prompted the shuffle is unclear. The privatisation board does not have a publicly listed number and the president’s spokesman, Ibrahim Muaz Ali, was not responding to calls.
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