If the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, Anti Corruption Commission, works in co-ordination with banks and organizations / companies, we can easily monitor, how much is your average politician,individual,worker,person corrupted in the Maldives? or earning illegitimately per month / per year?
I know this may sound futuristic or some may say idealistic, but i feel this can be implemented and should be implemented in the Maldives.
To take this into a simplified perspective or example:
Let's take an average Maldivian who earns MRF.15,000 per month, with no additional sources of revenue and , doesn't do business. And if occasionally per month he is receiving amounts of MRF. 50,000 or MRF. 100,000 or MRF 1,000,000 this seriously calls into question where he is earning this money and how he is getting this money?
1) Is he getting this money from selling drugs?
2) Is he getting this money from business men by selling deals under the table as a member of parliament?
3) Is he getting this money from selling propaganda media?
4) Is he getting this money from buying votes or selling votes?
5) Is he getting this money by involving with foreign mafia?
6) Is he getting this money from international terrorists?
The reason, i say this can be monitored is the fact, that we all are linked in the world of online financial transactions, and anyone receiving any funds to any bank whether inside or outside of the country as a Maldivian national can and should be monitored? In co-ordination with local and international banks and government organizations.
Even if Income Tax is not yet introduced, MIRA can be actively, involved in these issues, as these are sources of generating revenue which can or maybe be considered as business revenue generation models, although not ethical or legal.
What i have mentioned above is not a detailed framework, guideline or regulation but the mere idea that this can be and should be monitored, so that corruption is tackled at the basic level.
I here by quote from International Monetary Fund Report:
a) Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism:
Quote from the report: "Financial sector of the Maldives, although small and not very developed, is susceptible to both money laundering and, to a lesser extent, terrorist financing. While the authorities do not have estimates of the size of the crime economy, anecdotal evidence suggest that trafficking in illegal drugs and corruption alone produce significant amounts of illegal funds. There are also indications that resources have been raised in the country to fund terrorists and terrorist activities abroad."
http://www.amlabc.com/aml-category/aml-case-studies/maldives-detailed-assessment-report-on-anti-money-laundering-and-combating-the-financing-of-terrorism/
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2012/cr1201.pdf
I hereby quote from Minivan News:
b) MPs warned of consequences of failure to pass anti-money laundering legislation: read more here: http://minivannews.com/politics/mps-warned-of-consequences-of-failure-to-pass-anti-money-laundering-legislation-77548
I call upon the current government, Raees Yameen and the Coalition Majority Parliament and PPM, to implement these kind of stringent controls to strengthen our financial network / system, as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Mohamed Sanih - Rayyithu Meeha
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