'Disappearances and deaths' commission member resigns
The President’s Office announced Munaz’s resignation on Tuesday
The ‘Commission on Investigation of Murder and Enforced Disappearances’ was formed in late November
Abdulla Munaz, a member on the presidential inquiry commission into unresolved deaths and disappearances, has resigned.
The President’s Office announced Munaz’s resignation on Tuesday, although no details about it have yet been released.
The ‘Commission on Investigation of Murder and Enforced Disappearances’ was formed in late November, to investigate such matters falling between 1st January of 2012 and 17th November of 2018.
The commission is led by prominent lawyer Husnu Suood with lawyer Fareesha Abdulla, journalist Misbah Abbas, and Abbas Ibrahim as members.
Government aligned lawmakers have submitted and endorsed a bill giving the commissions statutory authority to order arrests, searches, and ceasure of assets. However, while the bill passed committee review, much of this authority has been reduced.
Suood has said that the delay in passing the bill, which remains on the agenda awaiting a vote while parliament is in recess, will slow their investigations. An extraordinary parliament sitting is to be held.
