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13th Nov 2026
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Addu equatorial hospital
ACC Seeks Prosecution of Four Addu Hospital Staff Over Lab Supplies Purchase
ACC, Photo: TMJ
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to refer four Addu Equatorial Hospital employees to the Prosecutor General’s Office over the alleged purchase of laboratory supplies at an above-market price.
The case stems from a 2025 tender for four months’ worth of laboratory consumables for the hospital and the health centres it operates. Only one supplier submitted a bid for the 40,000 micropipette tips sought under the tender.
The ACC said its investigation found that the hospital went ahead with the purchase without assessing whether the quoted price was reasonable, in breach of public finance regulations.
The referral covers the procurement officer who approved the bid evaluation and three members of the bid committee that decided to purchase the tips at the quoted price. They are:
Mohamed Sain Ahmed, procurement officer and head of the procurement department.
Azeem Latheef, senior healthcare administration officer and bid committee chair.
Abdulla Waheed, senior customer relations officer and bid committee member.
Dr Fathimath Amaanee Naseer, paediatrician and bid committee member.
The ACC is seeking charges under the Penal Code for misuse of official authority and for acting against the state’s interests in a matter where it stood to benefit. The commission announced its decision to seek prosecution; it did not announce that charges had been filed.
The commission also decided to seek an assessment of the financial loss, a review of the employees’ conduct and recovery of any amounts owed to the state. It did not specify the amount of the alleged loss.