President appoints new police and military chiefs
The president promoted Major General Abdulla Shamaal and Assistant Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed.
12 Dec 2018, 9:00 AM
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has dismissed the commissioner of police and chief of defence force and appointed newly-reinstated officers as their replacements.
Major General Abdulla Shamaal was appointed chief of defence force Tuesday evening, hours after the High Court ordered his reinstatement to the Maldives National Defence Force.
The court ruled his dismissal in November 2013 was unfair and overturned a civil court ruling in favour of the state.
Shamaal replaces Major General Ahmed Shiyam. Brigadier General Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef was appointed the vice chief of defence force.
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