FSM chief denies wrongdoing, graft allegations amid doc disposal row
Gasam said on X that a group of people on social media were indulging in widespread "cowardly acts" to incite people to doubt.
By
Aminath Shifleen
Fuel Supply Maldives (FSM) Managing Director Mohamed Gasam on Tuesday responded to allegations of corruption in the backlash following the destruction of documents.
A video of FSM employees putting large jumbo bags of paper into a concrete grinder and disposing of them has recently been circulated on social media.
In response, FSM said:
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It is the scene of destroying unnecessary documents; They were said to have been stored for a long time, and is unusable
The Heritage Ministry has filed a complaint against the government fuel company for destroying documents without the permission of the National Archives. According to the ministry, according to the law, any government document can be destroyed only after notifying the agency.
Gasam said on X that a group of people on social media were indulging in widespread "cowardly acts" to incite people to doubt by saying that the documents were destroyed to cover up his wrongdoing. He denied it.
Gasam, who is also a former Member of Parliament said:
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He has done everything for the company's development
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He has not done anything to hide or gain undue advantage
"I am still on top of the good upbringing my parents gave me. I have always made sure that my wife wife, my children and I consume nothing but whatever I earn from Halal work," Gasam told his parents, family and friends, assuring that he was not doing any wrong.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has also brought the matter to the attention of the police as it is receiving complaints about the destruction of state documents during this early stage of the transition. The ACC has also called on the government not to do so, noting that it would hinder the investigations conducted by the commission.
