Whistleblower protection urged for bank employee detained over MMPRC leak
Lawyers representing a senior bank official, detained for leaking documents related to the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal, are seeking his release under laws that offer protection for whistleblowers.
23 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Lawyers representing a senior bank official, detained for leaking documents related to the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal, are seeking his release under laws that offer protection for whistleblowers.
Gasim Abdul Kareem, manager at the Bank of Maldives’ Nilandhoo branch, was arrested on February 18 on charges of unlawful acquisition and disclosure of information.
The criminal court on May 19 extended the 50-year-old’s remand detention for a further seven days, the eleventh time it did so.
The police have not sought formal charges despite keeping Gasim in remand detention for three months, a prosecutor general’s office spokesman confirmed.
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