Mohamed Fazeel Rasheed, the Deputy Managing Director of Male’ Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC), has been suspended from office to assist with an ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption within the Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

The suspension, announced on December 19, 2024, follows claims that Fazeel was allocated land in Hulhumalé under the ‘Binveriya’ housing scheme despite being deemed ineligible, by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) which is headed by his younger brother, Ibrahim Fazul Rasheed.

MWSC stated that Fazeel’s suspension was necessary to ensure and facilitate a transparent investigation. 

The decision to suspend Fazeel comes in the wake of a the probe into HDC, which saw the indefinite suspension of its entire board of directors, with the exception of Chairman Ahmed Nasif. The police are conducting a criminal investigation into the allegations surrounding the allocation of land.