Court orders Shaneez be reinstated to MNDF, paid MVR MVR 189K as compensation

Civil Court has ordered Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) to reinstate Ahmed Shaneez and pay him MVR 189,000 as compensation for wrongful termination.

Corporal Shaneez was working at the Special Protection Group (SPG) of the agency when he was dismissed during the State of Emergency declared in Maldives in February, 2018.

A large number of police officers and military officers who were dismissed from their posts during the SOE filed wrongful termination lawsuits at the Civil Court following the change in administration on November 17, 2018.

Shaneez sued the State for wrongful termination, and asked for his reinstatement to MNDF and the salary and allowances he lost from the date of his termination to the date of his reinstatement.

Shaneez’s attorney, Nazim Sattar reports the case was settled this Wednesday during dispute resolution.

The court ordered the State to pay Shaneez MVR 189,000 as compensation for the loss of one year of salary and allowances, reports Nazim.

Another MNDF officer who was dismissed during the SOE, Staff Sergeant Ibrahim Simad also successfully won a wrongful termination lawsuit against the State on February 20. The Civil Court ordered MNDF to reinstate him, and pay MVR 212,210.36 as compensation for the loss of salary and allowances during the period from his dismissal and reinstatement.

Both Shaneez and Simad had worked as personal bodyguards for President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during his presidential campaign in 2018.