A request has been made at the Information Commissioner’s Office, following the President’s Office’s failure to disclose President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s expenses during a visit to the United States of America to attend the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The president undertook the visit from 17-30 September, along with a delegation comprising of senior government officials.

While Transparency Maldives (TM) had previously called to disclose the details of the trip, Chief Communications Strategist at the President’s Office Ibrahim Hood had assured that this shall be done.

However, RaajjeMV has learnt that the PO had refused to disclose trip details following an inquiry from an independent party. Following the office’s response, this individual has filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking details of this trip.

While the Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed this, RaajjeMV was unable to obtain a comment from the President’s Office at the time of publishing.

Transparency Maldives made the call after reports that over MVR six million was spent on the trip. Hood had said that he will “happily” disclose more details after concluding the New York trip and returning to office.