Gov appoints Munavvar and foreign legal team to review sea dispute

Maldives government has appointed former Attorney General (AG) Dr. Mohamed Munavvar and a team of foreign lawyers to review the decision of the International Tribunal on Oceans in the maritime dispute between The Maldives and Mauritius.

Last year, Mauritius filed a lawsuit against the Maldives at the Oceans Tribunal, which ruled that the Maldives would get a larger area of the disputed sea area. However, the current government accuses a portion was lost due to former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s actions, and is committed to recover them.