Bar Council of the Maldives has revealed that President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih did not send a letter to Mauritius agreeing to give up part of the Maldivian territory.
A three-member law review committee of the Bar Council is investigating the case concerning the disputed region between the Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago. As part of the investigation, President Solih has submitted the letter he sent to the prime minister of Mauritius before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) gave its decision on the dispute case. The committee has also received all the documents related to the case.
Additionally, the General Counsel of the Bar Council visited the President's Office to verify the letter. The Bar Council has determined that the letter does not have any communications that would have affected the outcome of the case or led to the Maldives losing part of its ocean territory.
The Bar Council is currently formulating a report on its investigation. It will include its conclusion as to whether the government presented a comprehensive defense that favoured the Maldives in the case.