Former Prosecutor General Ahmed Muizzu has stated that he does not believe that the President's letter to Prime Minister of Mauritius lead to Maldives losing part of it's maritime boundary over the Chagos Archipelago issue.

ITLOS has allocated the disputed overlapping territory of 95,000 square kilometers between Maldives and Mauritius, providing each country with a 200-mile continental shelf.

Maldives has been granted 47,232 square kilometers while Mauritius has been given 45,331 square kilometers. With this ruling, after the conclusion of the case against Mauritius and in favor of the Maldives, the latter has been assured of an additional sea-area of 4,687 square kilometers from the disputed territory of the two countries.

His statement comes after Jumhooree Party leader Qasim Ibrahim had alleged that the letter by Presiden Solih played an important role in the verdict, which in turn has resulted in the loss of an opportunity to secure a 200 nautical mile area. He noted that the government had suddenly changed their stand on the issue in sending the letter.

In a tweet on Tuesday, Muizzu stated that the change of stand is on the question of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, that Twhether Mauritus should be granted it or the UK maintain it. He further added that he does not believe that the letter had resulted in the loss of any part of the Maldives' economic zone.

The opposition had been criticising the government heavily, noting that the decision of ITLOS has caused a loss to the maritime boundary of Maldives.