Perjury charge sought against Bank of Maldives official

Shareef is accused of providing false information and perjuring himself while testifying before parliament’s public accounts oversight committee last week.

A day after parliament announced its intention to seek a perjury probe, Shareef wrote to the speaker and pledged to cooperate with the committee inquiry, prompting Nasheed to declare that he was considering withdrawing the request made to the police.

But Nasheed announced at the start of Tuesday’s sitting of parliament that a review of the committee meeting’s minutes has made it clear that Shareef had committed perjury in an effort to mislead lawmakers.