Azima Shukoor, Former Legal Affairs Minister at the President's office
Azima Shukoor, Former Legal Affairs Minister at the President's office
Court hearing of the Case against, Azima Shukoor, Former Legal Affairs Minister at the President's office, scheduled for Sunday.

She has been charged with falsifying information given to an authority, and encouraging money laundering. These charges were raised on 17th February 2019. Court hearing scheduled on Sunday will continue hearing for both the charges against Azima.

Further detailing, Azima is accused for giving false information at the MMPRC scandal investigation by the ACC by saying that former President Yameen transferred the 1 million USD deposited to his Islamic Bank account through the MMPRC scandal, to the escrow account in agreement made in between Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Maldives and former President Yameen.

She was also charged against money laundering in accusation for getting a bank document made for the transfer of money to the escrow account against the agreement, and using the bank document to change the origin of the money transferred to the escrow account.

The last hearing for the charges against Azima was scheduled on 27th of September, but since Azima needed to consult a doctor, the court hearing was delayed.