Parliament to debate sacking Auditor General
| DATE: 2010-03-18 | PRINT |
Monday’s sitting may not be televised, as the new regulation of the parliament requires that debates that might defame a person’s self-esteem and reputation, or change the public’s view on the person, be held confidential, a senior MP said.
Article 218 of the constitution states that the Auditor General can only be dismissed from his post by majority of the votes of the parliament’s sitting, after a parliamentary committee decides to do so.
The sub-financial committee of the parliament has charged Auditor-General with corruption, based on findings of a Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation.
ACC has decided to lodge two cases against Naeem with the Prosecutor-General’s Office, for the alleged corruption charges, under article 14(a) of Law on Prevention and Prohibition of Corruption.
The Commission has earlier said Naeem had committed corruption by misusing his authority as Auditor General, claiming that he used two official credit cards for personal use and allowed the Office’s employees to use official credit cards.
The second case claims that Naeem paid money from the Office for a private visit from B. Eydhafushi to B. Thulhaadhoo, and cancelled the payment receipt, later making a new payment receipt, which had an earlier date printed, on Naeem’s orders.
ACC noted that Naeem made two credit cards from Bank of Maldives on Auditor General’s name, without discussing with Ministry of Finance and Treasury, while he did not carry the pocket money and accommodation fees with him, on his trips abroad.
Naeem has been paying his accommodation fees via credit cards and he did not settle the payment records after concluding his trips, the commission added.
| DATE: 2010-03-18 | PRINT |
Monday’s sitting may not be televised, as the new regulation of the parliament requires that debates that might defame a person’s self-esteem and reputation, or change the public’s view on the person, be held confidential, a senior MP said.
Article 218 of the constitution states that the Auditor General can only be dismissed from his post by majority of the votes of the parliament’s sitting, after a parliamentary committee decides to do so.
The sub-financial committee of the parliament has charged Auditor-General with corruption, based on findings of a Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation.
ACC has decided to lodge two cases against Naeem with the Prosecutor-General’s Office, for the alleged corruption charges, under article 14(a) of Law on Prevention and Prohibition of Corruption.
The Commission has earlier said Naeem had committed corruption by misusing his authority as Auditor General, claiming that he used two official credit cards for personal use and allowed the Office’s employees to use official credit cards.
The second case claims that Naeem paid money from the Office for a private visit from B. Eydhafushi to B. Thulhaadhoo, and cancelled the payment receipt, later making a new payment receipt, which had an earlier date printed, on Naeem’s orders.
ACC noted that Naeem made two credit cards from Bank of Maldives on Auditor General’s name, without discussing with Ministry of Finance and Treasury, while he did not carry the pocket money and accommodation fees with him, on his trips abroad.
Naeem has been paying his accommodation fees via credit cards and he did not settle the payment records after concluding his trips, the commission added.
