PG Office's 2024 compliance audit shows spending within legal limits

The Auditor General’s Office has issued a compliance audit report on the 2024 operations of the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO), concluding that the office’s spending was largely in line with the Public Finance framework for that year.   

The report, dated 25 March 2026 and referenced COM‑2026‑25(D), reviews whether the PGO conducted its activities and financial transactions in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and procedures. It notes that expenditure was mainly made in compliance with the Public Finance Act and related regulations.   

Parliament approved a budget of MVR 70.9 million for the PGO in 2024, with the audit table showing a total of MVR 70,892,890 against which spending was recorded, leaving a surplus of MVR 236,421 at year‑end. 

Former Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem headed the office for most of 2024, stepping down in late August that year.   

A compliance audit examines whether an institution’s operations and financial transactions are carried out within the limits set by laws and regulations. Under the Audit Act, the Auditor General conducts such audits to check, among other things, whether:  

• funds are spent within the approved budget,  

• there is any unauthorised or irregular use of public money, and  

• procurement and administrative processes follow the required rules.   

The report also reiterates that compliance audits are intended to strengthen integrity and accountability in state institutions, and notes that the Auditor General may refer any irregularities identified in audit findings to investigative authorities where necessary.