Prosecutor General's Office has raised criminal charges against former Minister for Legal Affairs at President's Office Aishath Azima Shakoor.
A case has been forwarded to Criminal Court raising charges against Azima Shakoor for being an accessory to money laundering and providing false information to state authorities, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.
While Azima Shakoor was summoned and questioned regarding the money laundering case, the Maldives Police Service concluded and forwarded the case to Prosecutor Generals' Office on February 6.
Moreover, the Prosecutor General's Office has raised money laundering charges against former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom as well. The paperwork on the case was handed over on Sunday and the Criminal Court has begun the trial. After the first hearing, the court has ordered Yameen to be kept in custody until the end of the trial.
Azima Shakoor has served as the lawyer of former President Yameen. However, as similar criminal charges has been raised against her, she is barred from representing Yameen in courts of law.