MVR 4.1 mln from State Budget spent on President Solih's US state trip

MVR 4.1 million from the state budget was spent on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's 2019 state trip to the United States, to participate in the United Nations General Assembly.

Despite initially refusing to divulge the expense details in response to a request lodged by a citizen under the right to information, the figures were released after the matter was brought to Information Commissioner Hussain Fiyaz Moosa.