Parliament's Security Services Committee (241 Committee) decided earlier today to withhold details of the number of employees working at the official residence of the Speaker.
Parliament's Security Services Committee (241 Committee) decided earlier today to withhold details of the number of employees working at the official residence of the Speaker.
The issue was discussed in the committee today following an RTI request from Mihaaru News seeking those details, to which the Parliament Secretariat had responded that a decision can be reached by the 241 committee in light of parliament privileges.
However, once the committee announced its decision, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu intervened, asking the parliament to reverse the decision.
In this morning's committee meeting, which was held closed, a decision was reached to not disclose the requested details. The motion to withhold all information regarding employees was proposed by People's National Congress Parliamentary Group Leader Ibrahim Falah.
With the President's request, a second meeting of the 241 committee has now been scheduled for 16:00 hrs today, Mihaaru News reports.
Parliament Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla had moved to the official residence, Muraidhoo, in July after the premises had been renovated. Mihaaru News then requested on July 28 for details of employee numbers at the residence, their pay, and the cost of renovations on.
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