Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | The President's Office |
Tasks |
• MMPRC embezzlement case is being investigated by the Presidential Commission on Corruption and Asset Recovery
• 20 out of 50 islands leased have been reviewed and the cases are now being further investigated. |
Benefits |
• Recovery of state assets and funds
• Deterrent for corruption. • Hold accountable those responsible for corruption, ensure justice. |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | The President's Office |
Tasks |
• The President's, Vice President's, Ministers' and State Ministers' financial statements have been published
• Financial statements will be reviewed once a year and mechanisms for disclosure will be strengthened. |
Benefits |
• Ensure integrity of those who are appointed to the highest positions in Government
• Prevent unlawful acquisition of wealth within the government • Ensure an effective mechanism for accountability within the government |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | The President's Office |
Tasks |
• Launched a portal to submit public opinion and corruption complaints on 12 February 2019
• Anonymity will be ensured through the portal • 330 issues have been submitted since the launch of the portal and the committee assigned to review the complaints has started it's work |
Benefits |
• Take rapid action in response to the complaints lodged through the portal
• Ensure loopholes for corruption within the functioning of Government are closed to increase integrity of Government institutions. • Ensure those working in Government are held accountable and establish a system of accountability. |
Website | whistleblower.gov.mv |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | The President's Office |
Tasks |
• Zero tolerance to corruption campaign launched
• Financial statements of the President, Vice President, Ministers and State Ministers published as part of the campaign. • Anti-corruption and unlawful acquisition of wealth acts submitted to the Parliament |
Benefits |
• Ensure effective mechanism for the prevention of corruption
• Stop abuse of state powers and means. • Restore public confidence in public institutions. |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | The President's Office |
Tasks |
• Training program on anti-corruption and good governance for 120 elected and appointed state officials held on 10-11th February 2019
• Training program organized by consultants from anti-corruption commission, Auditor General Office, Transparency Maldives and International Rebuplican Institute. • Separate programme held for cabinet ministers on 12th February 2019 |
Benefits |
• Increase awareness against corruption and corrupt practices among the newly appointed and elected state officials
• Transparent and corruption free government |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | Attorney General's Office |
Tasks | • Act submitted to parliament, ensuring the protection and security of those who report corruption crimes |
Benefits |
• Ensuring security and protection for those who report on corruption and/or abuses of power.
• Encourage public to report more crimes • Government will be transparent and accountable, integrity will be ensured |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | Attorney General's Office |
Tasks |
• Make unlawful acquisition of wealth a crime and amend the penal code to increase the severity of the punishment for people convicted of such crimes.
• If the living standards of an individual while they are a state empolyee does not correlate to their income, it will be considered a crime under this bill • This bill is drafted to raise the penalities against those who commit these acts while in public posts. |
Benefits |
• Abuse of state power will be further prevented and justice will be served to those guilty
• Prevention of corruption in the future • Government will be transparent, accountable and integrity will be ensured |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | Attorney General's Office |
Tasks | • Amendment submitted to Parliament |
Benefits |
• A fair system established where those who accept and give bribes will be held equally responsible.
• Government will be transparent, accountable and integrity will be ensured • Ensure good governance and constitutional rights |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | Attorney General's Office |
Tasks |
• Amendments to ensure independent functioning of independent institutions have been submitted to the parliament after revieiw and discussion of existing legislation. 5 such bills have been submitted to the Parliament.
• Amendments submitted to acts stating responsibility of Civil Service Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission, Human Rights Commission and Auditor Generals Office |
Benefits | • Ensure the indendence of independent insitutions. Government will be transparent, accountable and integrity will be ensured |
Status | Completed |
Allocated Agency | Ministry Of Economic Development |
Tasks |
• The Expat Online System, which is used to issue work permits, employment approvals, quotas, process deposits has been transferred from Maldives Immigration to the Ministry of Economic Development from 22 March 2019.
• 33 employees recruited and trained to use the Expat Online System, the Employment Act, and Anti-Trafficking Act and work commenced on 24 March 2019 • Regulations on permits for migrant workers and work visas reviewed to identify issues that need to be rectified. These issues were amended and will be sent to the Gazette shortly. |
Benefits |
• The process of recruiting foreign workers becomes free from influence of bribery and corruption.
• Increase accountability of employers and employees. • Strengthens procedures relating to foreign workers. |