The central bank employees are being told to sign a resolution stating that they could face imprisonment for disclosing information.

Adhadhu has seen some pages of the resolution. It states that employees are obliged to maintain confidentiality under the employment contract, code of conduct and other rules of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).

“I hereby undertake to maintain the confidentiality of all information known or obtained in the performance of my duties at the Authority as mentioned in the Maldives Monetary Authority Act 1981 and its regulations, employee code of conduct and employment contract between the Authority and me,” the resolution stated.

The resolution defines confidential information very broadly and makes it an offence to disclose it except as required by law. The next sentence describes the punishments.

Earlier, the police raided MMA over the issue of leaking information, while Governor Ahmed Munawar launched an internal investigation into the leaks.

Some of the leaks include the move to purchase land in Hulhumale', resignation of board members and former Deputy Governor Ahmed Imad in connection with the land purchase decision and the project to develop a financial centre with an international company named MBS.

Meanwhile, the MMA board's longest-serving member Idham Hussain was also dismissed. She had been a board member of the central bank for eight years.