President's Office has revealed it is yet to officially receive the inquiry report on the May 6 terrorist attack formulated by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services.
The Parliament of the Maldives approved the inquiry report with votes from 58 parliamentarians, following deliberations on July 9. The Parliament Secretariat has stated the full unedited report will be presented to the president, speaker, and chief justice. Spokesperson of the President's Office Mabrook Azeez said the President's Office has not yet officially received the full report, but the relevant authorities are reviewing the report publicised by the parliament.
The report consists of detailed information on the night of the May 6 terrorist attack including the injuries Nasheed sustained and his subsequent medical treatment, as well as the response of the national security services and the intelligence the committee had gathered. The committee also made 45 proposals in the report, including providing 24-hour security at Nasheed's residence, penalising officials that had been negligent in their duties to safeguard Nasheed, and conducting an yearly performance review on Nasheed's security team.
Furthermore, the committee suggested appointing a national security advisor for the president, introducing laws on intelligence gathering, and establishing a system to quickly spread intelligence information on national security concerns to all national security services. The committee further proposed to establish a database consisting of information on individuals who have been involved in terrorist activity or spreading extremism.
In the report, the committee also advised the government to implement a whole-of-society approach in order to work with the community to stop the spread of extremism.