President’s office denies destroying documents of FPID case

23 November 2007
Report: Ayya


President’s Office have issued a press release stating that reports and documents prepared by various commissions assigned by the President to investigate or review various matters and incidents, are being carefully preserved at the office. The press release further says that these reports, documents or any part of such document or report has never been destroyed.

The press release also stated that a Member speaking at the Majlis on the 21 of this month, had said that the documents related to the FPID case had been destroyed by the President’s Office. The alleged misappropriation of government funds by top level officials of Fisheries Project Implementation Department, FPID, was looked into through a Presidential Commission established by the President. The report submitted by that commission, or any part of it, is not destroyed said the release. The press release notes that although Members are afforded special privileges under the law, speaking to misinform the public is not acceptable.