An Auditor General's report stated that the interim Secretary General (SG) for V. Rakeedhoo Council in 2024 took two additional salaries on top of the SG salary.
According to a report publicized by the Audit Office, the council highlighted 9 issues that need solving, two of which are related to the SG.
The report reads that the employee who was the interim SG at Rakeedhoo Council took an additional salary in violation of the state finance guidelines for three years in the name of mosque wages.
The audit says the council administration's interim SG deposited the funds into their account each month with the salary letter from council administration to the bank along with signatures from the employee, Council Vice President, Council President and one other employee on the sheet attached to the letter.
As per the audit report, MVR 337,600 was deposited into the interim SG's account in the name of mosque wages from 2022 to 2025.
Funds deposited to the Rakeedhoo Council interim SG's account from the "second" job
- 2022: MVR 88,200
- 2023: MVR 69,300
- 2024: MVR 61,300
- 2025: MVR 118,800
- Total from the four years: MVR 337,600
While funds were taken in the name of mosque wages, the report reads that there is no documentation regarding the number of days spent working, how the salary was calculated and what work was done. The report highlighted that while the salary was being given to the interim SG, there was an employee under the position of "Council Assistant" in the council administration who was in charge of matters related to the mosque.
Additionally, while there were other sources of funds that were deposited into the interim SG's account, there was no record of any invoices related to the funds and who received the funds, stated the audit report.
The report continued by stating that MVR 79,771 from payables meant for other parties from the council was deposited into the employees private bank account and that the funds are payables for other parties from the council.
Miscellaneous funds deposited to the account
- 2022: MVR 6,890
- 2023: MVR 5,200
- 2024: MVR 25,881
- 2025: MVR 41,800
- Total from the four years: MVR 79,771
Even though it is stated that the funds were deposited to the proper accounts, the audit could not find any documentation confirming that the rightful parties received the funds.
In order to solve the issue, the Audit Office recommended to ensure what exactly happened to the money that was deposited into the employees account and to recover the money. The audit also recommended the matter of two salaries being given in violation of the rules be reported to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for it to be investigated and to recover the money the state lost.
