A reward for sexual harassment?
A court ruling ordering MVR421,733 (US$27,000) in compensation for a top government official, removed by the parliament for sexual harassment, has caused outrage online.
21 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
A court ruling ordering MVR421,733 (US$27,000) in compensation for a top government official, removed by the parliament for sexual harassment, has caused outrage online.
The civil court on Thursday ordered the state to pay salaries and benefits for former chair of the Civil Service Commission Mohamed Fahmy Hassan for the two years and six months he was left unemployed.
Many Maldivians described the compensation as a reward for sexual harassment.
“Sexual harassment at the work place pays well, especially if you are the boss,” commented Munshid Mohamed on Facebook. Another said: “So the government is now subsidizing sexual harassment?”
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