BML's board and management's salaries confidential, need not be revealed: Supreme Court

Supreme Court ruled today that the salaries and benefits of Bank of Maldives (BML)'s Board of Directors and senior management are business secrets as well as personal information, due to which the details should not be revealed publicly.

The case concerns a Right to Information (RTI) form submitted under the country's RTI Act, which requested the specific salary and benefits received by BML's management and board. At the time, BML refused to divulge the information and the Information Commissioner's Office ordered that the bank must do so. This ruling was also supported by the High Court.