President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik today reaffirmed his commitment to tackling corruption, pledging a zero tolerance policy. A statement by the President’s Office said that the President had stressed that the present National Unity Government was committed to an open and transparent system of governance.
In addition, President Waheed further assured full commitment to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
“We acknowledge the crucial work carried out by the Anti-Corruption Commission and fully support any action taken by the Commission. Our policy on corruption is zero tolerance. Anybody found guilty of corrupt practice will face the full force of the law regardless of the position they hold. Nobody is above the law,†statement by the President’s Office also read.
While President Waheed has announced a zero tolerance policy on corruption, his brother in law and former Immigration Controller Ilyas Hussain has been accused of corruption in the awarding of the project to establish a border control system in the Maldives to Malaysia’s Nexbiz Company by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Following various pressures Ilyas has now been transferred as the State Defence Minister.
Furthermore, ACC has also expressed concern over the continued appointment of persons accused of corruption to various prominent government posts.
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