The Parliament of the Maldives has passed the decision to advise President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to dismiss the President of the National Integrity Commission (NIC) Ahmed Sulaiman.
The decision to advise the dismissal of Sulaiman, which was put forward by the Parliamentary Committee on Independent Institutions, was passed with votes from 58 parliamentarians. After the decision was passed, Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed announced a formal request will be made to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to dismiss Sulaiman from NIC.
Ahmed Sulaiman was appointed to NIC in March 2018, by the previous administration. The parliament committee conducted an inquiry on him and three other members of NIC following complaints of failure to investigate cases submitted against law enforcement agencies, as per Clause 6 of the NIC Act.
Along with Sulaiman, the parliament committee had also decided to advise the dismissal of NIC Vice President Hassaan Hameed and members Ahmed Ameen and Khadheeja Abdulla. However, they resigned from the commission before the parliament scheduled the vote to advise their dismissal.
NIC is tasked with overseeing the administration of law enforcement agencies, investigating complaints submitted against the agencies and taking relevant action. The authority to appoint and dismiss members of NIC is granted to the president, in accordance to the NIC Act.