Heena: Questions to President doesn’t need to be submitted in advance

The President’s Office’s Spokesperson Heena Waleed, on Friday, has refuted claims that questions which the public wish to ask the President, during the ongoing series of meetings he has been holding with Male’ residents, need to submitted in advance.

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu recently met with Vilimale’ and Mahchangolhi residents, where they had the opportunity to ask him questions or share their views.

These meetings have largely been attended by individuals holding political posts in the government.

Some members of the public have criticized certain government policies during these meetings. Following this, there have been rumors that the President’s Office has decided against allowing members of the public to ask questions in upcoming meetings.

Heena, via a post on X on Friday, refuted claims that the public must submit their questions or opinions beforehand.

“The President has provided the opportunity for all individuals attending meetings held prior to this to speak freely regarding their views and concerns. This will be the policy enforced in upcoming meetings as well,” she said.

Heena emphasized that the public does not need to submit their questions or opinions in advance to any authority.

Notably, former prosecutor general Ahmed Muizzu expressed concern regarding the government’s actions towards the judiciary sector during the meeting held with Mahchangolhi residents last week.

He questioned why there have been no efforts to reform the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) while the constitution has been amended multiple times.

Muizzu noted that JSC has previously and is currently headed by an individual from the ruling party. On the contrary, he expressed his belief that the Commission should be headed by a justice sitting in the Supreme Court.

Other members of the public have also raised concerns regarding various matters during these meetings.

There have also been concerns regarding the same people attending these district-specific meetings and asking questions.