Maldives integrity chief sacked days after ‘obstruction’ tweet
The head of the National Integrity Commission recently attracted attention for a tweet reprimanding police leadership for hampering the NIC’s work.
23 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen has sacked the chief of the Maldives’ integrity watchdog, days after he threatened to take action against the police.
Yoosuf Maniu Mohamed, the president of the National Integrity Commission, was dismissed from his position on Thursday.
The NIC is an oversight body for the law enforcement agencies and investigates alleged violations of laws and regulations by employees, takes administrative action, and forwards cases for a police investigation to pursue criminal prosecution.
Maniu recently attracted attention for a tweet reprimanding police leadership for hampering the NIC’s work.
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