Ready to Resign Regarding Ventilator Case: Shameem

Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem has stated that he is willing to resign in accordance with his decision to not take the case to trial.

On the morning show “Araairu” brought to you by Raajje TV, PG stated that he is willing to resign in response to the messages on an MDP WhatsApp group. PG stated that he has no justifications or excuses in regards to this as well.

He further stated that President Nasheedh had sent him the same text message and that he believes that the president expressed his concerns clearly and that PG himself has no further comments regarding this issue. PG further stated that he respects President Nasheedh and that it would be the same as PG’s mother requesting that he do something. PG noted that there is a process to his resignation and that he would act accordingly and that he has no invested interests in being the Prosecutor General.

The report released after an investigation from the Auditor General’s Office stated that the order for 75 ventilators from Executers General Trading was not placed after an advisory from WHO despite being said otherwise. Ninety percent of the funds for the ventilators were released to the company without a performance guarantee as well, further reveals the auditor’s report.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Police to investigate the ventilator case after Auditor General’s report was released to the public. The issue was investigated further by ACC and sent to the Prosecutor General requesting 11 people be charged in this case. However the Prosecutor General stated that there is not enough evidence to go to trial. People’s Majlis requested that this be looked into a second time and the Prosecutor General stood firm the second time around with the same issue of not having sufficient evidence.