Disregarding ACC's report will result in violation of many people's rights: Govt

The government has said today that dismissing the report prepared by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) regarding the list prepared by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's administration to allocate 4,000 housing flats in Hulhumalé, would violate the rights of many.

The statement was issued in response to Parliament's decision to instruct the government to allocate the flats according to the original list published during the former administration. Additionally, a letter expressing concerns about the delay in handing over the apartments was submitted to Parliament.

The government's decision to delay handover was due ACC's findings which revealed that 60 percent of the applicants on the list of recipients did not meet the eligibility criteria for the flats. This revelation results in the government putting together a special committee to review the list and ensure flats go to the rightful owners.

However, with a unanimous vote, the Parliament decided to notify the government to handover flats as per the original list.

In response, Chief Spokesperson of the President's Office Heena Waleed said that while major concerns were raised in the ACC's flat list report, the government does not wish to see the rights of any citizen being violated by awarding flats in accordance with the existing recipients' list.

"With all the concerns raised in the ACC report, disregarding it and making a different decision would be a violation of the rights of both those who received and those who did not receive the flats," Heena said.

Although Heena did not specify which course of action the government would be taking, she assured that the government will work towards resolving the issue in the most fair way possible.