22nd January 2012, Male’, Maldivestoday.com

Board member of Maldives Inland revenue Authority resigns citing deteriorating respect for rule of law

Abbas Adhil Riza

The Board Member of Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) Mr. Abbas Adhil Riza sent his letter of resignation to the president today. In the letter he mentioned that his resignation is due to deteriorating situation of the country. Among other things he also mentioned a recent attack to him by ruling MDP sponsored mob. The mob attacked him while he was having lunch at Al Fresco (a coffee shop in the compound of STO). “It has been 8 years since I have been having coffee at Al Fresco. But nobody attacked me. But recent attack on me has proved the deteriorating level of nation” Abbas added.

Because our children are at risk, our wives are at risk, everywhere we look we see signs of darkness and danger, Police and army have failed to give us protection, some people has purposely decapitated the power of the constitution which was achieved through the hard and fearless work of many. Hence, he said the nation needs him to uphold the constitution more than him to be at the Board of MIRA.

Mr. Abbas Adhil Riza include among the many who have decided to abandon MDP Government. Political experts believe MDP will be badly defeated in the next election to be held in 2013. SAARC Secretary General resigns, PS of Defence Ministry resigns.

These resignations and political turmoil began when MDP government illegally arrested DQP Deputy Leader DR. Jameel, DQP Council Member Sandhaanu Ahmed Didi and followed by kidnapping and illegal arrest of Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed. Experts believe these are the after shocks and it will take time to settle the dust by which time MDP government would be highly unpopular and many of its heavy weights switching side to the opposition.

At a press conference in the Foreign Ministry Foreign Minister Naseem said that he doesn’t believe arrest of Judge Abdulla was illegal which was immediately condemned by the opposition DQP with many legal points. They also said Naseem failed to give any substance and legal points to prove his argument. It’s pathetic that Naseem is making a fool of himself when the Supreme Court has ruled out illegality of Judge Abdulla’s arrest, PJ, HRC all have shown their concerns. Abbas resignation is a proof that Maldivians are not buying into the propaganda of Foreign Minister Naseem.

Mr. Abbas Adhil Riza is a man of principle and the Maldives nation needs more people like him said a close friend of Abbas.