Commission members to receive monthly allowance

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that members of the Presidential Commission to investigate the fall of Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed will be receiving an allowance, adding that it will be lower than that granted to commission members during previous administrations.

Members of the commission are:

1. Dr Mohamed Munavvar, G. Hassankaarige

2. Brigadier General (Retired) Ahmed Mohamed, V. Alman

3. Dr Moosa Murad, Male' Registry No. 641

4. Jabeen Mohamed, Moonimaage, Th. Veymandoo

5. Aiminath Eanas, H. Habaruge

President Muizzu said that as Jabeen and Murad are currently serving government jobs, they are being released to conduct the commission's work. He said that the two will be receiving pay for their perrmanent jobs, with an additional MVR 5000 to be paid as monthly allowance for working in the commission.

The remaining members of the commission are not currently working in other jobs. Hence, they will be granted a monthly allowance of MVR 15,000.

Jabeen is the Nursing Director at the Hulhumale' Hospital, while Murad is a senior physician at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital.

The President announced in yesterday's press conference that the commission's report will be made public in full if it does not contain any information that may pose a threat to national security.

He further said he has not yet reached out to meet the commission, nor has he received such a request from the commission itself.

"I think perhaps they need time to work on the full details," he commented.

The Presidential Commission was formed while there was heavy public criticism of how the Police were conducting their investigation into Yumnu's fall. The public were saying they had no confidence in the police, accusing them of cover ups.

Yumnu was found fallen on to the roof of a warehouse at H. Mitaaz on April 18. Police have said that she fell from a fanlight in the 9th floor stairwell of adjacent H. Fentenoy.