Identities of political appointees withheld in line with Supreme Court ruling: Govt

President's Office said that their decision to not reveal the identities of the 248 political appointees who were dismissed as part of the government's cost cutting measures was in line with a Supreme Court ruling.

The initial decision to retrench 228 political appointees, as part of the administration's economic reform agenda, was announced by President Dr Mohamed Muizzu on 15th October. Spokesperson of the President's Office Heena Waleed revealed later on that 248 political employees were laid off.