Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services has revealed the government is giving its full support to the inquiry on the May 6 terror attack. The inquiry on the terrorist attack against Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed is not being influenced by any state institution and that the government is giving its full support, said the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services Mohamed Aslam while speaking at a press conference.
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has released a press statement highlighting that Minister of Defence Mariya Ahmed Didi is responsible for answering to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and the Parliament on matters concerning the defence force. MNDF stated summoning individual military officers for questioning is against the chain-of-command hierarchy and the military policies since it is illegal to divulge military information to those outside the force. However, Aslam said individual police and military officers have been giving their support to the parliamentary inquiry.
The committee has summoned senior police and military officers for the inquiry and has questioned seven individuals officially and five individuals unofficially. So far, the committee has questioned Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed, Chief Superintendent of Police Moosa Ali, and Superintendent of Police Fareed Ismail, as well as Chief of Defence Force Major General Abdulla Shamaal, Vice Chief of Defence Force Brigadier General Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef, and several other military officers. The committee also plans to summon Minister Mariya and Minister of Home Affairs Imran Abdulla, said Aslam. He described the terrorist attack as a national security concern and not an isolated attack against a specific individual.
Parliamentary Committee on National Security Services has stated its aim is to find the source of any security breach relating to the attack against Speaker Nasheed and give its recommendations to the government to prevent such an incident in the future.