The Maldivian Epitaph

Luthufi of ACC
Nazim has the Remote

MP Nazim

The once "heaven on earth" society (Maldives) is slowly and assiduously slipping into anarchy, infested with corruption, death threats and murder, where ordinary middle income citizens are living in fear and anxiety of reprisals of the gangs organized and controlled by the very people chosen by them in naivety to protect and care for them. Concerned citizen wonder if the silent and peace loving majority could make a difference, or is it too early to say anything just now.

 

MP Moosa Manik
Son-in-law accused of Murder
of MP Hon Afraasheen

Witnessing the happening in Maldives is frightening. More frightening and threatening is the multi-million dollar operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated by organized gangs controlled by Parliament Members and Politicians. It is evident today politicians were responsible for the brutal murder of fellow parliamentarian Hon. Afraasheen Ali,  Investigations revealed that order was given for the assassination of seven other members too. To date nobody has been indicted. The Police Investigation Team with the assistance of global expertise like the FBI, and Interpol hasn't so far identified the real culprit(s) of this murder. But why is this so?, in actual sense, the whole story is with the investigation team of the Police, due to the nature of parliamentarians involved the " fear factor" is playing a critical role in exposing the real people behind the scene.

 

It's like the Red Riding Hood story, where the Police ask the wolf in grandmother’s clothes, "what big ears have you got grandma?", and the wolf replies all the better to hear everything. But comes short of asking the real question, “what big teeth have you got grandma?” why because this time it's not the innocent Little Red Riding Hood, but the Investigating Team of the Police, for they know the answer of the question would be to all the better to eat you.

former President Nasheed
called two kill shots in Maldives

Hence fear of losing their livelihood they come short of asking the real question and the wolf lives to eat more and more. Like the silence of the Lambs we just cuddle around and let the BIG BAD WOLF eat one of us.

This is done very professionally in this age in time. Hence they use the independent commissions, agencies and the various gangs to pursue their objectives. This is exactly why I doubt if the silent majority could make a difference.

 





Rufiyaa Exchanges hand for
personal gain of the Wolves.

A Nation of sheep will beget a government of Wolves. A healthy democracy requires a decent society, it requires that we are honorable, generous and respectful and law abiding. Do you as Maldivians see these qualities in our Parliamentarians, Independent Institution members, or the Government?

The answer is blowing in the wind.

"How many times must a man look up?
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowing' in the wind
The answer is blowing' in the wind" Bob Dylan.

 

Will you still vote for these BIG BAD WOLVES? The answer is with you

Anti-Corruption Commission; The Bedrock of Corruption in Maldives

The Anti-Corruption Commission , Maldives

If you want to know who is behind the dirty politics, follow the money trail. Maldives has fallen prey to dirty politics. Some have fallen victims (those who did not want to join the dirty politics) and those who stood to benefit (those who joined the dirty political band wagon). Amongst the many that joined the dirty politics, was the very institution that was set up to follow the money trail and catch the dirty politicians systematically. It became the arm that assist and provide cover for the dirty politicians.  Is this the mission for which the ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION of Maldives was setup?

 

Today it is popularly known among Maldivians as the BRIBE COMMISSION.  It is headed by Mohamed Luthufi who once worked as an auditor and became tantalized with huge amounts of money that was siphoned by the Government officials. Luthufi made it his objective in life to get into the commission to be part of this siphoning of state funds.

 

Rufiyaa Changes Hands in ACC

Luthuli was selected to the Anti-Corruption Commission by the opposition parties during President Nasheed's Administration, to steer the course of the independent institutions to a moral setting and exposing corruption in government. President Nasheed ingeniously  saw it as a plus point to archive his goals of destroying Maldives, been a descendent of the rouge family that failed to bring about a revolution despite several attempts.



Members of the ACC or Bribe Commission as commonly known, like Muaffiz, Abdulla Hilmy, Khadija, had corrupt records and they had mastered the art of indulgence keeping themselves aloof of the law. Nasheed's decision may have been based on his conviction of the old saying, "set a thief to catch a thief". Unfortunately these thieves did not catch thieves, they joined the bandwagon and facilitated the campaign of terrorizing civil servants by aiding and abetting corrupt rouges.

 

Members of Anti-Corruption Commission summoned to
Parliament Sub Committee to Account for Corruption Charges
levied against the Commission - 2012.

Today the Anti-Corruption Commission members has collecting agents, (just like the mafia when they were forming in their initial stages), who threatened innocent workers and have corruption cases filed with the corrupt Anti-Corruption Commission, and promise any such case would be smoothed out if a payment could be made.

Innocent civil servants wonder in panic what it would take to protect their reputation; many would agree to pay an amount. But those adamant would stick to their virtues and refuse to pay any bribe to the commission's agents. Such civil servants would face the wrath of the Commission and they would move to implicate the victims with some bygone issue or incident even without a proper basis by concluding that the Commission saw it as corruption without even undertaking a proper investigation.  Then, in a calculated effort to assassinate the character of such persons, ACC would make announcements over the public media implicating and threatening victims with the possibility of having the charges pressed through the Prosecutor General.

 



Prosecutor-General Mr. Muizz

The proceeds of the bribe collected by the erratic behavior of ACC are shared with some very distinguished parliamentarians. Statistics show that almost 70 % of the so called cases put forward by ACC is thrown out by the court. It is a true manifestation that what ACC does of just dusting the Pompeii.

 

Corruption can be defined as misuse of power derived from your official portfolio for private gain or advantage. Isn't this what the Members of the ACC is actually doing?  This is the state of our nation living the love story with its new found democracy. The organization established eradicate corruption in Maldives is the very organization blackmailing ordinary working citizens and collecting bribes for their personal gain.

Ordinary Maldivians believe that the appointment of the present ACC with Hassan Luthufi as its leader, corruption in Maldives has increased by 56 percent. Bribes paid off to ACC officials increased by 34 percent and surprisingly was from the lowest income quintile. Transparency International’s survey evidently referred to people who responded that they paid the bribes to ACC to avoid a problem with the authorities. The report also indicated that 90 percent of people thought that ordinary people can make a difference by standing up to the treats of ACC, and refuse to pay bribes