Meemu Atoll Council refuses to hand over former Atoll House and assets to state

”Police called us and said the Finance Ministry had sent a letter requesting police to take over government assets in Mulee including a car, speedboat, the council’s administrative office and former Atoll House,” Sulaiman said. ”Police said they wanted a response from the council and we said we would not let go of those assets unless the court orders us to do so.”

Sulaiman said the council explained to police that ”we bear the rights of many citizens and we have to protect it.”

”I agree that the government granted the speedboat to this island, but the two engines in it belongs to the islanders, it was bought on the islander’s account,” Sulaiman said. ”It is not clear to us why the Finance Ministry asked police to take over those assets.”