The President's Office has stated the intelligence audit on the country's security services will be completed soon and the report and recommendations will be submitted to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
At the seventh meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security held on May 8, President Solih ordered an intelligence audit on the anti-terrorism authorities over the attack on Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed on May 6. To conduct the audit, the president formed a four-member committee consisting of members of the President's Office and the Attorney General's Office.
In a press release, the President's Office stated the main purpose of the committee is to evaluate whether anti-terrorism authorities had followed the rules and regulations in obtaining and sharing intelligence information and taking the necessary actions. The President's Office stated the committee is scheduled to complete its audit quickly and submit its report to the president as soon as possible.
The committee is evaluating whether the authorities worked to gain the proper intelligence information and cooperated with each other and other relevant authorities when taking action. Furthermore, the committee is also reviewing the current resources of the authorities and the various challenges faced by the authorities in conducting their work in order to recommend the necessary legal changes.
On May 6, Speaker Nasheed was severely injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was triggered near his residence. Nasheed underwent a 16-hour operation at ADK Hospital after the attack, and is now in Germany for further treatment. So far, three suspects have been arrested in relation to the attack, including the individual that allegedly detonated the IED.