FIU Chief Replaced After Leak of Report Alleging Corruption by PNC MP Shujau

The head of the Maldives Monetary Authority’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been replaced less than 24 hours after a confidential report accusing PNC Vice President and MP Ibrahim Shujau of corruption and unlawful enrichment was leaked. The 24-page report, confirmed authentic by officials, details suspicious transactions between 1 November 2023 and 10 January 2024 involving SIWEC and three subcontracted companies for President Muizzu's inauguration. No state authority has taken action on the findings. Shujau has stated that the former FIU chief, Abdulla Ashraf, could not confirm the report's authenticity.

The head of the Maldives Monetary Authority’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been replaced less than 24 hours after a confidential report accusing PNC Vice President and MP Ibrahim Shujau of corruption and unlawful enrichment was leaked. The 24-page report, confirmed authentic by officials, details suspicious transactions between 1 November 2023 and 10 January 2024 involving SIWEC and three subcontracted companies for President Muizzu's inauguration. No state authority has taken action on the findings. Shujau has stated that the former FIU chief, Abdulla Ashraf, could not confirm the report's authenticity.

The head of the Maldives Monetary Authority’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been replaced less than 24 hours after a confidential report accusing PNC Vice President and MP Ibrahim Shujau of corruption and unlawful enrichment was leaked. The 24-page report, confirmed authentic by officials, details suspicious transactions between 1 November 2023 and 10 January 2024 involving SIWEC and three subcontracted companies for President Muizzu's inauguration. No state authority has taken action on the findings. Shujau has stated that the former FIU chief, Abdulla Ashraf, could not confirm the report's authenticity.

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