Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has refused to reveal the salary of the CEO of the company, stating that the company, despite being a state-owned enterprise, does not classify as a ‘government institution’.
In a hearing held at the Informations Commissioner’s Office (ICOM), MACL stated that the company does not have to comply with the Right To Informations Act (RTI Act), as it is not a government institution.
After ending two hearings against MACL on Sunday, Information Commissioner Hussain Fiyaz Moosa said that MACL is a government company and that the company represents the public’s shares.
Fiyaz also clarified that as per Part (f) of Article 72 of the RTI Act, even state-owned companies fall under the ‘government institutions’ category and that it has also been clarified by the Attorney General’s Office.
