Supreme Court precedent in Nexbis case makes ACC meaningless: ACC President
04 Sep 2012, 4:43 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The Supreme Court of the Maldives last Sunday invalidated the a High Court injunction blocking the implementation of a border control system (BCS) in Ibrahim Nasir International Airport by Malaysia-based security solutions firm Nexbis.
The seven member bench of the Supreme Court invalidated the injunction, stating that “the subject of the injunction was not a subject where an injunction can be issued and thereby the bench of the Supreme Court unanimously rule that High Court order is invalid”.
The decisive ruling ends a long-running legal battle involving Department of Immigration, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Nexbis. The ACC had alleged there was corruption in the bidding process.
Following the decision, Controller of Immigration Dr Mohamed Ali stated to local media that the system would soon be fully installed.
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