MDP urges probe into no-bid government projects

17 hours ago

The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has formally requested Prosecutor General Abbas Shareef to instruct the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate and halt funding for 206 government-awarded projects allegedly issued without a bidding process. In a letter sent Monday, the MDP alleged that the projects, awarded to 53 private companies under the contractor finance rule on November 6, violated procurement norms