SOF leaks whistleblower given eight months in jail
Gasim Abdul Kareem’s counsel have called for his immediate release, noting that he has already spent a period longer than his eight month prison sentence in state custody.
16 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
A former bank official who leaked documents related to the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal was sentenced to eight months and 12 days in prison by the criminal court.
Gasim Abdul Kareem’s counsel have called for his immediate release, noting the 50-year-old has already spent a period longer than his prison sentence in state custody.
The former manager of the Bank of Maldives’ Nilandhoo branch was among four nominees short-listed for Transparency International’s annual anti corruption award, which honours individuals and organisations that expose and fight corruption.
Since Gasim’s arrest on February 18, he has spent more than four months in police custody and another four months in house-imprisonment.
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