Felivaru Fisheries Maldives Chairman sacked over allegations of corruption

Chairman of Felivaru Fisheries Maldives Ltd (FFM), Mohamed ‘Inthi’ Imthiyaz was yesterday sacked from his position over allegations of corruption.

Spokesperson of Presidents Office Abbas Adil Riza told local media that Imthiyaz was removed from his position following an investigation of corruption by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), allegations which included issuing of several cases of canned tuna on credit to a paper company under his name.

Imthiyaz is also the Registrar General of the Jumhoree Party (JP), led by business tycoon MP Gasim Ibrahim.

“The government’s view is that when a person is alleged to be involved in corruption he should be removed from his position in government or government affiliated company. Such cases will be investigated by independent institutions and being in such a position may hinder the investigation. So that was the principle that the government viewed,” said Riza, who is also a fellow JP council member.