Leaked statement undercuts integrity of anti-corruption chief
Luthfy told police investigators he had warned Justice Ali Hameed and the chief judicial administrator “not to do anything against the government” when he heard rumours of a coup plot by the Supreme Court.
05 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Anti-Corruption Commission president Hassan Luthfy is facing calls for resignation after a police statement leaked online Thursday night raised questions over his integrity and independence.
Luthfy told police investigators he had warned Justice Ali Hameed and the chief judicial administrator “not to do anything against the government” when he heard rumours of a coup plot by the Supreme Court.
“And I told them they should know who President [Abdulla] Yameen is,” he added, according to the six-page statement.
Several other statements from the investigation that followed a Supreme Court order on February 1 for the release of Yameen’s opponents were leaked last week, prompting threats of police action.
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