Lawmaker’s family members among social housing recipients
The former ruling party lawmaker denied any undue influence.
07 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
Recipients of flats under the previous government’s Hiyaa social housing scheme included 37 family members of a former ruling party lawmaker, lists published by the president’s office revealed.
The lists were published Monday by a committee formed by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to probe allegations of unfair allocation of the flats, which were fuelled by the former administration’s refusal to disclose the 6,723 recipients who were chosen from more than 22,000 applicants under 12 categories.
Local media reported that the recipients included several relatives of MP Dr Abdulla Khaleel, the former secretary-general of the Progressive Party of Maldives.
Khaleel’s wife, his younger siblings and their spouses made the list. But some of them were reportedly ineligible as they live outside of the capital Malé and others scored lower marks than applicants who missed out.
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