Tribunal finds sacking of eight aviation security command officers unfair
The employment tribunal has ordered the defence ministry to reinstate eight aviation security officers who were sacked in May, ruling the defence ministry’s claim of loss of confidence in the eight civil servants lacked any basis.
01 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
The employment tribunal has ordered the defence ministry to reinstate eight aviation security officers who were sacked in May.
The government had cited loss of confidence in dismissing the eight officers, but the tribunal said they were dismissed without due process and said that the government was unable to prove how they were a threat to national security.
The officers, speaking to the Maldives Independent in May, said they were dismissed because of their political views. All eight are members of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party.
The fired officers had served between 13 and 26 years at the aviation security command.
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