Operations at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment have been temporarily handed to the Minister of Tourism Ali Waheed.

Spokesperson to the President, Ibrahim Hood had taken to twitter earlier to make the announcement that President Solih had taken the decision for this change.

The operations at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment have been temporarily handed over after Minister Mahloof Ahmed had been relieved from his duties by President Solih. President Solih had relieved Minister Mahloof of his duties after Mahloof’s name was revealed in a recent report by the ACC on corruption.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), had revealed a report last Thursday, on acts of corruption at Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) during former President Yameen’s administration.

As such, Minister Mahloof, had been relieved of his duties pending a conclusion to the investigation into the matter of corruption as his name was mentioned in the ACC report.

The ACC report has revealed that the company used to launder money, SOF Pvt Ltd had transferred funds into Minister Mahloof’s account worth USD 33,000.