President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has received the inquiry report on the May 6 terrorist attack from the Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services.
Chairperson of the committee Mohamed Aslam presented the report to President Solih at a ceremony held at the President's Office. Speaking at the ceremony, President Solih congratulated the committee for formulating the report in a short period of time and said the committee has shown exceptional commitment in completing the crucial work of gathering information for the report.
Furthermore, Chairperson Aslam said he is confident that the government will heed the recommendations and proposals made in the report. The national security services committee had summoned and questioned numerous state officials as part of its inquiry on the May 6 terrorist attack against Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed.
The Parliament approved the inquiry report with votes from 58 parliamentarians, following deliberations on July 9. The 242-page report includes details of how the attack was carried out, the ongoing investigation of national security services, and the intelligence information gathered during the inquiry. 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 annual performance review on Nasheed's security team.