Maldives Police Service announced on Saturday it has initiated a search operation at the residence of former Tourism Minister Ali Waheed, dismissed last week following allegations of sexual harassment and assault of multiple female employees at Tourism Ministry.
A police spokesperson said the property is being searched in connection to “an ongoing sexual assault investigation”.
Ali Waheed was dismissed from his position as Tourism Minister on Thursday, after Tourism Ministry employees raised complaints of sexual harassment and assault against him with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and the Gender Ministry on Wednesday.
The President, following his meeting with the Tourism Ministry employees, had demanded Ali Waheed’s immediate resignation, and dismissed him on Thursday morning, after he failed to voluntarily tender his resignation.
President’s spokesperson Ibrahim Hood has not commented on details of the allegations against Ali Waheed, stating that that President Solih demanded Ali Waheed’s resignation following complaints of “multiple incidents of misconduct at the workplace”.
However, sources from within Tourism Ministry confirm the allegation involve sexual harassment and sexual assault of female employees at the ministry.
To be updated….