CNI has been reconstituted as agreed to by the government: Dhunya

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dhunya Maumoon has said that the Commission of National Inquiry (CNI), formed to investigate the change of government on 7 February 2012, has been reconstituted as agreed to by the government.

Dhunya said while speaking at a press conference at Foreign Ministry today, “A Singaporean judge and advisors from the Commonwealth and UN have arrived in Maldives. So I want to note that the CNI has been reconstituted as agreed to by the government.”

Dhunya expressed confidence that the CNI can complete its tasks as planned by 31 July, and that MDP and former President Nasheed would accept the findings of the Commission.

She said that MDP publishing various reports just now, is a sign that they may not accept CNI’s conclusions.

“We made these changes in order to respect the relations between Maldives and the Commonwealth, and because we want to continue cooperating with them,” Dhunya said.

She also expressed hope that the Commonwealth would note the actions taken by the government following their advice, and said that failure to do so would prove that the Commonwealth is biased.

Dhunya was also confident that the Commonwealth would work in the best interest of the Maldives.

Referring to the President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik’s participation in the Rio+ summit, Dhunya said that the summit would be beneficial to the Maldives and would relay to the world the vulnerability of the environment situation in Maldives.