The following conclusion was derived by the Commission after investigating into an allegation that the former Managing Director of Maldives Ports Authority abused the powers vested in him by virtue of his position at the Company, to employ his family members to different job posts at the company.
1. The documents revealed that, although the application for the post of assistant yard supervisor was due on 09th May 2006 and required submission of a letter of application for the post, an application letter was submitted on 17th May 2006, and the Authority’s “Job Application Form” was submitted on 28th May 2006 by the same applicant.
2. Even though the submission was made after the due date for submissions, the said applicant was interviewed and the abbreviation “OK” was written on a corner of the interview sheet and the former Managing Director of the Company and had signed it on 25th May 2006.
3. The investigation also revealed that the interview that was carried out 9 days after the job notice was due was carried out by the former managing director and that he had asked to bring in the candidate for the interview, who was later, awarded the post of assistant yard supervisor.
4. The applicant was appointed for the job upon the former Managing Director’s signature on the recruitment slip indicating his approval for the appointment.
5. The former Managing Director had also admitted to the fact that the candidate to whom the job was awarded to is a family relative. Since there is sufficient evidence to determine that an offence of corruption has been committed under section 12 of the Act no. 2/2000 (Prevention and Prohibition of Corruption Act). Thereby, the Commission has concluded under section 25 (a) (2) of Act No. 13/2008 (Anti-Corruption Commission Act), that the case warrants prosecution, thus the case has been forwarded to the Prosecutor General’s Office.