MFA Spokesman's Comments on Appointment of retired Singapore High Court Judge to the Commission of National Inquiry in the Maldives (18 June 2012)

In response to media queries on the recent announcement by the Maldives on the appointment of retired High Court Judge G P Selvam to the Co-Chair of the Commission of National Inquiry in the Maldives, the MFA Spokesman said:

"The Government of Maldives and the Commonwealth Secretariat made direct approaches to some retired Singapore judges to co-chair the Commission of National Inquiry. The Singapore Government was not in any way involved in the appointment of retired High Court Judge G P Selvam as Co-Chair of the Commission of National Inquiry in the Maldives. It was Mr Selvam's personal decision to accept the appointment by the Government of Maldives."

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
18 JUNE 2012