Following the results of the by-election held on Saturday, three managers of the Fenaka Corporation branch in Miladhoo island of Noonu atoll were abruptly suspended, and the employees have since revealed that they have not been informed of the reason for their suspension and are in a state of uncertainty.

The suspended individuals are Station Manager Mohamed Hussain, Deputy Manager Hamid Hussain, and Assistant Manager Mohamed Ali.

It has been revealed that the letters sent to these three employees individually by Fenaka Corporation Limited on Sunday contain the same wording.

Copies of said letters obtained by RaajjeMV read that due to an ongoing investigation into a matter related to said employees, and as there are further aspects to be examined in the investigation, they have been suspended from reporting to the office for a period of 14 days starting from February 10.

The letter did not specify what issue is being investigated.

RaajjeMV understands that none of these employees had previously been notified of any issues.

Speaking to RaajjeMV, all three employees highlighted that they have not been informed of the reason for their suspension. They also mentioned that the suspension notice only stated that a case was being investigated, and the office has not provided any further details regarding the probe.

Further, the employees stated that no case related to them has been investigated so far. They also said that they have not received any information about an ongoing investigation, and that they have not been involved in any ethical or administrative issues. Although the letter states that they are barred from coming to the office, they said that despite attempts to clarify what the case is about, they have not been able to get clear information from the Fenaka head office.

In the by-election for the Women's Development Committee (WDC) held on Saturday, the candidate representing the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) defeated the candidate from the ruling party, People’s National Congress (PNC) by a large margin.

RaajjeMV understands that before voting in Saturday’s polls, Fenaka's Deputy Managing Director Mohamed “Rukuma” Abdul Kareem visited Miladhoo island and met with Fenaka employees, reportedly requesting them to vote for the government's candidate.

A source from the island speaking about the suspension of the three Fenaka employees revealed that their fault was not actively campaigning for PNC, and that this was not a measure taken due to any other wrongdoing.