A no-confidence motion against Home Minister Ali Ihusan was submitted to the Parliament on Thursday with the signatures of 12 MDP MPs.
The no-confidence motion alleges that the Minister engaged in actions inappropriate for someone in their role as a cabinet minister and violated laws.
In this regard, the party detailed that the Minister, after a local company had developed an expatriate system to be used by the Immigration to manage the affairs of expatriates working in the Maldives, had put a stop to this and handed over the work to Malaysia’s Bestinet, a company facing serious corruption allegations.
MDP emphasized that the system developed by the local company was designed to be maintained through local systems at a lower cost. Therefore, transferring the oversight of the system to Bestinet resulted in a loss of benefit to the state, which constitutes a criminal offense under Article 517 of the Penal Code.
The main opposition party also accused Minister Ihusan, in his role as the minister overseeing the Maldives Police Service, of politically influencing the authority and obstructing its investigations on criminal offenses committed by the government.
The Minister was accused of repeatedly obstructing the Police from carrying out their duties as mandated by the law.
Other allegations made against the Minister in the no-confidence motion:
The no-confidence motion highlighted the potential for Minister Ihusan to obstruct any criminal investigation against him if he remained in his position. It argued that his continued tenure would violate the rights of Maldivian citizens and pose a threat to the security and safety of the Maldives.
Notably, the no-confidence motion against Minister Ihusan was submitted with the signatures of all 12 MPs representing MDP in the parliament. They are: