FIU's former head, MMA Governor to be summoned to committee

Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance, on Monday, decided to summon former Head of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Abdulla Ashraf and Maldives Monetrary Authority (MMA)'s Governor Ahmed Naseer over his response letter to Ashraf's accusations against the governor.

Ashraf was the Head of FIU, an independent unit established by law under MMA to receive, analyse and disseminate information concerning money laundering and financing terrorism, until he was abruptly removed from his position.