Jihadha Anis, Ombudsperson for the Office of Transitional Justice, has resigned from her post.

The "Office of The Ombudsman for Transitional Justice" was established on December 17, 2020 by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Jihadha is one of the three Ombudspersons first appointed to the office on January 15, 2021.

In a statement issued after resigning from the post on Monday, Jihadha said that she had faced multiple challenges since assuming office. She stated that the office had failed to initiate investigations into the claims they had received on rights violated due to systematic failures, two years since the establishment of the office.

Jihada said that despite all the difficulties faced, she had worked to put a proper structure in place to ensure that the work is carried out in a proper manner.

"In these cases, despite repeated requests to take a decision, non-attendance for meetings and leaving meetings for personal matters sooner than the scheduled time for the meeting has resulted in disruption of work and work being filled up," the statement said.

The statement further said that the extension of the term of the interim office by one more year on November 17 last year gave it a good time to complete the pending works. However, the ombudspersons' worked flexible hours in violation of their contracts and the most recent ombudsperson did not show up for work on most days, the statement said.

Jihadha further said that while the work related to the investigation of the office was the job of the ombudsperson, they only attended the meetings without fulfilling their duties and the meetings were not held for a long time.

In her statement, Jihadha also spoke out on facing sexual assault by an employee in an inebriated stated. She said there were several reasons to believe that it was done with the cooperation of the Chief Ombudsperson and another ombudsperson, as the staff had close ties with them, and no action was taken against the staff despite repeated requests to look into the matter.

The statement further said that the employee was arrested and later released on charges of drug abuse, which indicated that no action would be against him for sexual harassment.

"This is not what I thought would endure in a state institution. Such morally low-level acts should not take place in a government institution. I requested to meet the President but did not get the opportunity," the statement said.

She added that with two weeks remaining for the office to complete its work, the office has started closing several cases in violation of the procedures.