President defends forming inquiry commissions
The public lacks confidence in police and the anti-corruption watchdog, he said.
24 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
The public’s lack of confidence in police and the anti-corruption watchdog required the formation of inquiry commissions to recover stolen assets and investigate unresolved murders, President Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed said Sunday.
Speaking at a campaign rally on Shaviyani Milandhoo island, Solih criticised parliament’s refusal to pass a bill proposed by the government to grant investigative powers to presidential commissions.
“If these institutions function properly, this isn’t something I would have to do,” he said, citing a loss of trust in the impartiality and integrity of institutions during the previous administration.
“But I was forced to do it because the Anti-Corruption Commission and other institutions formed by the constitution to investigate such matters were not functioning. However, the People’s Majlis has not cooperated with me.”
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