President’s Office Seeks Legal Advice on Future of DDCom

The President's Office has sought legal advice from the Attorney General's office regarding the future of the Presidential Commission on Deaths and Disappearances (DDCom), established on 17 November 2018 by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The commission investigated 27 cases but only submitted three reports, none leading to criminal charges. It failed to meet obligations under the Presidential Commissions Act. Key cases include the abduction of Ahmed Rilwan, murder of Yameen Rasheed, and assassination of Dr Afrasheem Ali; only the Rilwan and Rasheed cases went to court but were dismissed. Six civil society organizations questioned its effectiveness. President Muizzu previously dissolved the Settlement Committee, formed under a guideline implemented without statutory authority.

The President's Office has sought legal advice from the Attorney General's office regarding the future of the Presidential Commission on Deaths and Disappearances (DDCom), established on 17 November 2018 by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The commission investigated 27 cases but only submitted three reports, none leading to criminal charges. It failed to meet obligations under the Presidential Commissions Act. Key cases include the abduction of Ahmed Rilwan, murder of Yameen Rasheed, and assassination of Dr Afrasheem Ali; only the Rilwan and Rasheed cases went to court but were dismissed. Six civil society organizations questioned its effectiveness. President Muizzu previously dissolved the Settlement Committee, formed under a guideline implemented without statutory authority.

The President's Office has sought legal advice from the Attorney General's office regarding the future of the Presidential Commission on Deaths and Disappearances (DDCom), established on 17 November 2018 by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The commission investigated 27 cases but only submitted three reports, none leading to criminal charges. It failed to meet obligations under the Presidential Commissions Act. Key cases include the abduction of Ahmed Rilwan, murder of Yameen Rasheed, and assassination of Dr Afrasheem Ali; only the Rilwan and Rasheed cases went to court but were dismissed. Six civil society organizations questioned its effectiveness. President Muizzu previously dissolved the Settlement Committee, formed under a guideline implemented without statutory authority.

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