Faseeh, Dhiyana and Jinah to be summoned to committee for investigation on transfer of power

The Parliament’s Government Oversight Committee has decided today to summon former Human Rights Minister Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed and five officials of the security forces to the committee for questioning regarding the change of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s government.

This decision was made at an ongoing emergency meeting of the committee in relation to a letter submitted by three members of MDP Parliamentary Group.

The individuals to be summoned to the committee are, in addition to Dhiyana, former Chief of Defence Force Major General Moosa Ali Jaleel, Brigadier Ibrahim Mohamed Didi, former Police Commissioner Ahmed Faseeh, Colonel Mohamed Ziyad and former Head of Police Drug Enforcement Department Mohamed Jinah.

Faseeh, Jinah and Dhiyana will be summoned to the committee tonight, while Ibrahim Didi and colonel Ziyad will be summoned tomorrow night and Moosa Ali Jaleel on Sunday night.

Even though this decision was passed with the votes of MDP members, the two Parliamentary Group Members of PPM present at today’s meeting opposed this decision. Vili-Maafannu MP Ahmed Nihan Hussain Manik and Thimarafushi MP Ahmed Shareef said that it would not be responsible to decide to summon them to the committee in the absence of the remaining members of the committee.

Members also discussed reconsidering the decision to hold a meeting in N. Maafaru in relation to the ongoing protests in the island. Concerns have been raised in this regard by MDP Parliamentary Group Leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. However the members could not agree to change this decision.

Kendhikulhudhoo MP Ahmed Eesa said that the meeting should be held in Maafaru to listen to the people’s voice. He pointed out that if the committee meeting was to be held in Male’, extra expenses have to be made to summon the necessary the people of the island to Male’.