Governor: Not thinking of fleeing, didn’t take part in embezzlement

Governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), Azima Adam has said that despite the accusations of the oppositions, she has no intention leaving the country.

The opposition coalition has made an accusation that Foreign Secretary, Dr. Ali Naseer is making arrangement for his wife, the MMA Governor to leave the country. In response, Governor, Azima told Sun Media today that she has no thinking or plan to move abroad.

She said today that neither she nor MMA had any involvement in the corruption of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC). She has made the statement repeatedly in the past.

Maldives United Opposition (MUO) said that Foreign Secretary, Dr. Ali Naseer was assigned to a position abroad to facilitate the escape for those who set up thefts and money laundering from the state.

The MUO said that the sudden reassignment of the Foreign Secretary Dr. Ali Naseer to a position in the US is a direction suspicion on his wife, the Governor of MMA regarding suspicions of major crimes such as money laundering.

The Governor of MMA, Azima has said that she had no hand in any corruption or money laundering and has no intention of fleeing the country.