Former Commissioner of Police Ahmed Faseeh has been appointed as the new Immigration Controller, a role placed at State Minister level, following the sudden dismissal of Mohamed Shamaan Waheed. Police confirmed they are investigating allegations that some immigration employees abused their positions to exploit foreign workers, with three people arrested in an operation on Thursday night.
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President Mohamed Muizzu made the appointment on Friday, shortly after Shamaan's abrupt removal from the role.
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Faseeh retired from the police service in 2012 after 23 years.
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Former Commissioner of Police Ahmed Faseeh has been appointed as the new Immigration Controller following the sudden dismissal of Mohamed Shamaan Waheed, who had held the position since 19 November 2023.
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