The High Court dismissed former attorney general Aishath Azima Shakoor's appeal against a Civil Court order requiring her to repay a defaulted loan to Maldives Islamic Bank. The Civil Court had ordered her to settle MVR 4.1 million in outstanding payments and penalties within six months, a ruling issued in absentia.
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Shakoor filed an appeal with the High Court on 9 January, citing her inability to repay the loan due to legal challenges from the previous administration that hampered her legal career.
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ordered her to settle MVR 4.1 million in outstanding payments and penalties within a six-month period.
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challenging the Civil Court’s early January ruling that ordered her to pay MVR 4 million to the Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB) for a loan default.
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challenging the Civil Court’s early January ruling that ordered her to pay MVR 4 million to the Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB) for a loan default.
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The lawsuit by MIB stemmed from a loan issued in 2016, for which Shakoor had put down an apartment at the Platinum Residence in Hulhumalé as collateral.
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Shakoor, representing the main ruling PNC, faced defeat. She lost to Adam Azim, the main opposition MDP candidate, by a significant margin
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