MPL CEO terminated amidst corruption allegations, appointed Deputy Minister of Transport
23 Feb 2013, 11:24 AM
Mariyath Mohamed
Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) Chief Executive Officer Mahdi Imad has been removed from his post by the government, before being appointed as Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications a few hours later.
Imad told local media that although the President’s Office had sent him a letter informing him of his dismissal, no official reasons had been given.
Local media reported earlier this week that the MPL Board of Directors had approved remuneration of MVR 120,000 (US$7800) and MVR 130,000 (US$8400) for the two posts of Managing Director and CEO that Imad filled at MPL.
In addition to this, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) sent a case against Imad to the Prosecutor General (PG) in 2012, on allegations of an act of corruption committed by abusing his powers as Managing Director of MPL.
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