Official accused of corruption appointed to human rights watchdog
The parliament today appointed a former government official accused of defrauding the state of MVR24million (US$1.55million) to the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM).
24 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The parliament today appointed a former government official accused of defrauding the state of MVR24million (US$1.55million) to the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM).
President Abdulla Yameen nominated Moosa Ali Kaleyfaanu along with Naiveen Abdulla to the five-member independent commission earlier this month. He is among eight senior National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) employees implicated in fraudulent transactions involving fake credit purchase order forms.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) completed an investigation into the scam in 2013 and forwarded charges to the Prosecutor General’s Office for prosecution, which has yet to formally press corruption charges.
Moosa Ali’s nomination was approved with 45 votes in favour, seven votes against, and two abstentions, whilst Naiveen Abdulla was approved unanimously with 60 votes in favour.
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