Government has begun accepting membership application forms for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of the Maldives.

While ACC began accepting applications on Monday, the deadline for submitting forms is 12pm, 1 July.

Forms will be made available through the reception of the President’s Office and are also available for download from their official website.

The current five members, including the chair of ACC were appointed in September 2014 and their tenure ends by September this year.

Members will be appointed by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih after they are approved by the People’s Majlis and shall be qualified as per the Maldives constitution.

As such, members must “possess the educational qualifications, experience and recognized competence necessary to discharge the functions of the commission”. Members of the commission shall not engage in any other employment, reads the constitution.

As an independent and impartial institution, ACC must perform its duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Constitution and any laws enacted by the parliament, and its work mainly revolves around preventing and combating corruption within all activities of the state without “fear” and intimidation.