Nasheed's nominee to CNI 'Gahaa Saeed'

Reliable sources have confirmed to Haveeru that former President Mohamed Nasheed had nominated Ahmed 'Gahaa' Saeed as his representative to the Commission of National Inquiry (CNI) established to investigate the events leading up to and following the regime change on February 7. The last nomination made by Nasheed had not been disclosed by the government, but the nominee had been forwarded to the Commonwealth yesterday following the approval by the government.

Saeed who was the former principal of Ahmadhiyyaa School has served in the field of education for a long time. He was also the deputy principal of the British School in Colombo recently.

While the government has accepted his nomination, Saeed had participated in some of the protests and other political activities held by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).

In addition, Saeed had been among the protesters during the MDP protest held the day following Nasheed’s resignation.

Prior to President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik’s departure to the United Kingdom this morning, when asked of his views on Nasheed’s nomination, Waheed had said that though there were certain reservations about the nominee, he believed that the person was “good enough.”

He also expressed hope that the CNI would be able to function efficiently with the addition of Nasheed’s representative.

In response to a query about the reservations the government had with Nasheed’s nominee, Waheed claimed that the person had made certain remarks in relation to the change in government.

However, he stressed that the government would strive to move past such reservations.
“We have no intention of rejecting that person because we want to move forward with this process,” President said.

In addition to holding a degree, the criteria specified by the government states that the person to be placed in the Commission by Nasheed must be a person who has been away from the political scene for a period of two years, must also be a person who has not taken a specific stand in relation to the regime change, must be unprejudiced and generally acceptable to the public.

Government had earlier rejected the 11 or so nominations made by Nasheed to CNI, claiming that the nominees do not meet the specified criteria.
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