President of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Adam Shamil, has stated that the total amount of money owed to the state identified through ACC investigations has increased by MVR 1.6 billion since the commission was established.

Speaking at a ceremony held on Tuesday to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, Shamil said the Anti-Corruption Commission Act was ratified on September 24, 2008, and the commission was established as an independent institution on October 16, 2008. He noted that a total of MVR 564 million has been allocated to the ACC from the state budget between 2009 and 2025, averaging MVR 33.1 million per year over 17 years.

Shamil said that investigations carried out by the commission from 2009 to 2025 revealed that more than MVR 1.6 billion in state funds need to be recovered.

He added that this means the commission has instructed relevant institutions to recover an average of MVR 94 million per year, or MVR 7.8 million per month, over the 17-year period.

According to Shamil, for every MVR spent by the state on operating the ACC, the commission has directed the recovery of at least MVR 2.85 in public funds.