Maafushi council president suspended over alleged conflict of interest
“[Mohamed] Musthafa has been presiding over Maafushi council meetings and participating in the decision making process of matters directly relating to guest houses of the island. He is an owner of a guesthouse. There is a clear conflict of interest,” Abdulla Varis, vice president of the atoll council, told The Maldives Independent.
08 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The Kaafu atoll council has suspended the president of the Maafushi island council, Mohamed Musthafa, without pay for a month over alleged conflict of interest as a guesthouse owner.
“Musthafa has been presiding over Maafushi council meetings and participating in the decision making process of matters directly relating to guest houses of the island. He is an owner of a guesthouse. There is a clear conflict of interest,” Abdulla Varis, vice president of the atoll council, told The Maldives Independent.
The Decentralisation Act prohibits councillors from taking part in meetings where an issue in which he or she has a personal interest is discussed or deliberated upon.
Varis said Kaafu atoll councillors had met the Maafushi island council before Musthafa’s suspension to seek their opinion.
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