Case against five High Court employees sent to PG, for facilitating undue advantage

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sent a case to the Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office against five employees of High Court, accusing them of using their positions to facilitate undue advantage.

The case in question relates to the award of the project to supply 10 computers to the High Court, to a party other than the one that received highest points in the bid evaluation process.

ACC has identified the suspects as High Court’s Executive Director Ibrahim Sabir of G. Fiyathoshige; Deputy Director General Faiza Ibrul Gadhir of M. Kunnumala; Court Officer Abdul Salam of Miskiydhoshuge, Ga. Gemanafushi; Assistant Computer Technician Ibrahim Shuraih Mohamed of M. Coraldale; and Senior Administrative Officer Mohamed Abdullah of M. Polgahavila.

The case was sent to PG Office last Sunday.

Article 12 of the Prevention and Prohibition of Corruption Act stipulates that it is an offence for government employees to use position or influence from position, to gain or confer an undue advantage pertaining to a task or connected to a task being carried out by the agency or place of his employment.

ACC also highlighted that the computers were not supplied to High Court within the defined duration, which should have resulted in the imposition of a fine.

However, Senior Administrative Officer Mohamed Abdullah had acknowledged receipt of the products and indicated on the delivery note that no fine will be imposed.

ACC said that he is therefore accused of having used his position to confer undue advantage, in the case sent to PG Office.