Report: Soodh
Attorney General Azima Shukoor says the government is claiming US $ 69.2 million from Malaysian Airlines to compensate for the losses of Air Maldives. She made the statement speaking at the press room “Fansavees” at Dharubaaruge.Answering a question from Miadhu, Azima said 69.2 Million American Dollars is what Malaysian Airlines owes to Air Maldives or what Malasysian Airlines have pay for the losses incurred by Air Maldives.
“Government is making the claim to recover the entire loss, governments argument is based on the fact that Air Maldives Ltd was a joint venture company formed with a Malaysian business company, and operated under a management contract with Malaysian Airlines, government is making the claim to recover the entire losses as both Malaysian parties violated both agreements” said Attorney general Azima Shukoor.
Azima further revealed that while the government is claiming US $69.2 Million from Malaysian Airlines, Malaysian Airlines is claiming US $ 35 million from Air Maldives.
Azima said the issue of Air Maldives was kept pending with the Attorney general’s office since 2000 for various reasons. She further revealed that Air Maldives issue was submitted to Malysian Regional Arbitration center and Singapore International Arbitration Center this year.
She further said that alleged corruption of the government directors appointed to Air Maldives was never proved and this was investigated by 3 different foreign parties.
She further said the government firmly believes Air Maldives were forced to declare bankruptcy due to irresponsible management by Malaysian Airlines.
Air Maldives was the first airline of the Maldives and the country's national flag carrier. It began operating in the 1970s, during Ibrahin Nasir's presidency, with the opening of a runway at Hulhulé Airport, close to the capital Malé. The first airplane flown by Air Maldives was a single Douglas DC-6, which flew the route Malé-Colombo.
During the beginning of the 1980s the airline was confined to the domestic field. It operated regular flights with a Short Sky van between Malé and Gan, in Addu Atoll.
The Skyvan was replaced by two Dornier 228 planes in the late 1980s when two further domestic airports were opened in Hanimaadhu (Haa Dhaalu Atoll) and Kaddhu (Laamu Atoll).
During its last phase, in the 1990s, Air Maldives, boosted by a new flow of investment, went international again. Formerly this airline used to be fully owned and controlled by the Maldivian government, but now Air Maldives became a joint venture airline between the Maldivian government, which owned 51 percent, and Naluri Berhad which held the remaining 49 percent.
The airline's operations were extended and two Airbuses were purchased. Air Maldives began operating regular flights to Colombo, Trivandrum and Kuala Lumpur among other destinations.
By the year 1999 Air Maldives dissolved due to bankruptcy. Government blamed the bankruptcy on the Malaysian partners.
އެއަރ މޯލްޑިވްސް މައްސަލާގައި އެއްވެސް ދިވެއްސަކު އިހުމާލުވެފައެއް ނެތް: އާޒިމާ
މީގެ އަހަރުތަކެއް ކުރިން ގައުމީ އެއަރ ލައިނެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި އޮތް ”އެއަރމޯލްޑިވްސް“ ބަގުރޫޓުވުމުގެ މައްސަލާގައި އެއްވެސް ދިވެއްސަކު އިހުމާލުވެފައި ނުވާ ކަމަށް ދައުލަތުގެ ބަންޑާރަނައިބު އައިޝަތު އާޒިމާ ޝަކޫރު މިއަދު ވިދާޅުވެއްޖެ އެވެ
ނޫސްވެރިންނަށް މައުލޫމާތު ދެއްވަމުން އާޒިމާ ވިދާޅުވީ މިހާރު ސިންގަޕޫރުގައި ހުންނަ ބައިނަލުއަގުވާމީ ކޯޓަށް ހުށަހަޅާފައިވާ މިމައްސަލާގައި އެއްވެސް ދިވެހި ޑިރެކްޓަރަކު އިހުމާލުވެފައިނުވާ ކަމަށެވެ
” އަޅުގަނޑުމެން އެމައްސަލާގައި އިހުމާލުވެފައިވާކަން ގަބޫލުނުކުރާތީނޫންތޯ އަޅުގަނޑުމެން އެމައްސަލަ ކޯޓަށް ހުށަހަޅާފައި މިވަނީ“ އާޒިމާ ވިދާޅުވި އެވެ
ދިވެހި އެއްވެސް މީހެއްގެ އިހުމާލު އޭގައި ވެފައި ނުވާކަމަށް އާޒިމާ ވިދާޅުވި ނަމަވެސް އާބިޓްރޭޝަން އުސޫލުން މެލޭޝިޔާ ސަރުކާރާ ދިވެހިސަރުކާރާ ދެމެދު އެކަމާ ވާހަކަދައްކަވަމުން ގެންދަވާ ކަމަށް އާޒިމާ އެއްބަސްވެވަޑައިގެންނެވި އެވެ. ” ދެސަރުކާރުގެ ދެމެދުގައި ވާހަކަދެއްކުމަށް މައްސަލަ މިވަނީ ތިން މަސްދުވަހަށް ހުއްޓާލާފައި.“ އާޒިމާ ވިދާޅުވި އެވެ. އާޒިމާ ވިދާޅުވީ ދިވެހިސަރުކާރުން މައްސަލަ އަނބުރާ ނުގެންނާނެ ކަމަށާ އެމައްސަލަ ކުރިއަށް ގެންދާނެ ކަމަށެވެ
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