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Waheed Administration Expresses Disappointment With Nasheed's Latest Nomination to the Commission of National Inquiry
The Administration agreed to the terms of reference of the CNI with Sir Don McKinnon , Commonwealth Special Envoy, including the criteria that all nominated candidates have to meet, to serve on the Commission. The Administration has invited former President Nasheed to nominate a candidate for the Commission.
The latest nomination is Lt. Colonel Zubair Ahmed Manik who is a serving officer in the Maldives National Defense Force and does not meet the basic requirement of having an undergraduate degree as per the agreed terms of reference.
The repeated proposal of generally unacceptable candidates by the former President Nasheed suggests a lack of seriousness and willingness to cooperate.
The Administration has already agreed to change the original terms of reference of the CNI following advice from the Commonwealth and to agree on including a foreign judge as co chair of the CNI.
Masood Imad , spokesman for President Waheed's Administration stated: