Speaker and former President Mohamed Nasheed has stated that parliament committee on national security services' report on the security breach that led the attempt on his life 'is one of the most thorough reports by a parliament committee in recent times'.

Noting that the inquiry report passed by the 241 committee is outright compared to all other reports that have been passed, the former president in a tweet congratulated the committee members and staff.

He further stressed that the 19th parliament would be a different one, a slogan used by the main ruling coalition since the 2019 parliamentary elections.

Parliament committee on national security services, also known as the 241 committee, had their report approved on Thursday night. The report was passed in favor of the majority of 58 members that voted. Members had presented and debated over this report during their last meeting of the term and so, all members were given the opportunity to raise objections over the report. The meeting that started at 8:30pm on Thursday night concluded at 3:55am.

The members who debated on the report called out to government agencies in relation to recommendations on the report to take action and asked that the parliament continue to probe whether the government performs its duties. Furthermore, members shared concerns regarding the fact that they still did not know who was behind the funding and the motive of the attack. However, they pointed out that the 241 committee had already done a complete inquiry on the matter within two months.

205 points were highlighted in the 242-page report. While this is a report that includes information about national security, some information is confidential and have therefore been redacted. Nevertheless, committee Chair and North-Hithadhoo MP Mohamed Aslam stated that the complete inquiry report will be put together by the president, the speaker and the Chief Justice. Among the details redacted in the report publicized on Thursday include names and information that are directly related to the ongoing investigation. Aslam assured that the reasons as to why these parts are not included will be written in the report.

There are a total of 45 recommendations in the report by the committee. This includes mandating armed Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) offciers to monitor Nasheed’s living quarters around the clock.

Looking into the points highlighted in the report, the former president's defense intelligence service is to decide how much security is to be provided according to the level of threat and that police have the authority to use their weapons to kill.

Further, Speaker Nasheed's home is to be monitored with cameras, a close protection team is to be trained for an emergency evacuation protocol, police are to provide their services whenever required, it is to be made sure that the car Nasheed uses is a standard car, and members of the close protection team must include those who have completed their Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) training with a refresh course to be given to the entire protection team, once a year.

Recommendations also include that, in regards to national security, solutions are to be found with the help of the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) and police, to find the guidance of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih a national security advisor is to be appointed, the law to stand by Islamic values is to be strengthened and it is encouraged to find out the threats posed by counter terrorism in order to take the necessary steps.

Further recommendations comprise making changes to the values and laws of the police, bringing about change to administrative work and investing in the development of the intelligence by providing them with a system that can hold a bulk of information and a fair budget.

It is to be made sure that a database is built on identified extremists, these extremists are monitored by government bodies, suspects of terrorism and extremists are rehabilitated and that rehabilitation programs are to be held according to the state of these suspects.

The recommendations also stress the importance of the public knowing how to report and identify extremists, informing the media to stop spreading fear, the media working to identify extremists and bringing about justice and the importance of the safety petrol being educated.

Furthermore, to stop spreading extremism through education and to put a stop to the extremism being spread in jails through religious programs lead by extremists is also included in the report.

Moreover, the report states that it is to be made sure that another incident like the one on May 6th is to not be repeated in order to preserve the trust the nation has on the government, action is taken against those in high positions who fail to fulfill their duties and it is to be made sure that all parties work towards finding out sources of financial aid towards terrorism and bringing a stop to it.

In addition, the main points of the report conclude that laws are to be imposed on money laundering and financing terrorism, that action must be taken towards those who launder money and that the intelligence must be provided with a budget to fund the analytic tools and automatic machines that they require.