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President discusses inquiry report with National Security Council

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has held a meeting with members of the National Security Council after receiving the report on the parliamentary inquiry into the May 6 terrorist attack against Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed. During the meeting, President Solih discussed conducting further research on the recommendations and on how to proceed with implementing the recommendations outlined in the report.

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services presented President Solih with the full unedited report on July 11. The committee has also presented the full report to Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and Chief Justice Ahmed Mu'thasim Adnan. The report focused on the security breaches that led to the terrorist attack against Speaker Nasheed on May 6. The report consists of detailed information on the night of the attack including the injuries the speaker 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 a 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.