The President’s Office has sought advice from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on how to proceed with the Presidential Commission on Deaths and Disappearances, which was set up by the previous government.

According to the President's Office, the commission had not conducted its work in a way that fulfills its mission and objectives.

The Death Commission was formed on the first day of former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's administration to investigate the cases of missing and murdered persons and provide justice to their families.

The Strategic Communications Minister at the President's Office Ibrahim Khaleel told One today that the President's Office had sought the AG's advice late last month to decide how to proceed with the death commission.

“We have now sought the AG’s advice on the work of the commission as it does not appear to have carried out its objectives, in the past five years and the cases examined by the commission have not even reached a criminal charge,” Khaleel said.

He said the Death Commission had investigated 27 cases and the President's Office had received reports on only three cases. The only cases the commission sent to court for prosecution was the murder of Rilwan and Yameen.