The Parliamant Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) will summon all relevant agencies today to address questions concerning a recent scam involving the Bank of Maldives (BML). The committee is set to examine the challenges faced by these agencies in relation to the withdrawal of funds from BML customer accounts without their knowledge.
During today’s meeting, the SOE Committee discussed a report from the previous Parliament’s SOE Committee, which highlighted the unauthorised withdrawal of funds from BML accounts. North Galolhu MP Mohamed Ibrahim (MDP) initiated the move for the current Parliament’s SOE Committee to delve deeper into the issue and identify the hurdles faced by the involved agencies.
The first motion to summon BML was put forward by Maavashu MP Ahmed Shakir (MDP). Several committee members also raised additional complaints related to BML during the meeting, including issues concerning BML credit cards.
Kinbidhoo MP Ali Ashrag (PNC) emphasised the need to restore public trust in BML. He stated, “Various parties are pointing fingers at BML in a lot of scam cases. Since it is a government-owned company, I think BML should be brought here and discussed with them to make it a trustworthy company.”
Committee Chairman and Baarashu Constituency Member Ibrahim Shujau (PNC) proposed that officials from other relevant agencies, in addition to BML, be summoned to the committee. He suggested including representatives from the police, corrections, and the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). The committee has decided to send a formal letter to these agencies, requesting their presence.
