President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has extended the deadline for the Ombudsperson’s Office for Transitional Justice (OTJ) to complete its investigations.
OTJ is nearing the completion of its two-year term on December 17, 2022, and is yet to complete its investigations. Therefore, the president has extended the deadline to November 17, 2023, upon the request of the OTJ.
OTJ was established in 2020 to investigate past wrongdoings by state authorities, heads of agencies, or individuals in power, which resulted in human rights violations. The eligibility time frame for cases that may be investigated by OTJ runs from January 1, 1953, until November 17, 2018. OTJ is tasked with completing the investigation of its cases within two years and submitting the charges to the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) or the Attorney General's Office (AGO) if required.
OTJ received 489 cases since opening the opportunity to submit cases from June to August 2021 and has accepted 455 cases. The office has since completed the investigation of 111 cases.