Nihan says he will be the first to vote in favour of the removal of Shahinda          

Vilimaafannu MP, Ahmed Nihan has said that he would be the first to vote in favour of the removal of Police Integrity Commission’s Chair Shahinda Ismail if the matter is submitted to the Peoples’ Majlis.

Vilimaafannu constituency MP Nihan said that strengthening democracy is vital and to do that it is important to remove all prejudiced and irresponsible members from the independent institutions. He said that there will be no benefit for the people and the nation if such individuals are to be members of independent commissions such as the Police Integrity Commission.

MP Nihan said this in relation to the decision of the Police Integrity Commission to suddenly conduct drug tests on some Police officers after a report of MDP spokesperson Imthiyaz Fahmy. He condemned this act saying that this decision of the commission shows that they are impartial and biased.

Council member of Maldives Reform Movement (MRM), Ahmed Shameem said that he does not believe that the members of the Police Integrity Commission are aware of the meaning of the word ‘integrity’.

He said that it is not the role of the commission to ridicule and revile the honour of the Police by acting on baseless reports. He said that the commission should be professional enough than this and should first investigate the authenticity of reports submitted to the commission.

Meanwhile, the 23-December coalition has recently initiated discussions into the removal of Prosecutor General Ahmed Muizz and Chair of Police Integrity Commission Shahinda from their respective posts.

Speaking to Miadhu Daily, the Deputy President of the Civil Society Coalition Abdullah Mohamed said that the coalition has found that Muizz and Shahinda should be removed from their posts because of many reasons that are confidential which comes obstructs both of them from carrying out their responsibilities impartially.

He said that the coalition will make a decision after concluding an assessment of both individuals. He said that the decision will be made by the steering committee of the coalition which consists of 20 members.