Maldives Pre-Onsite Visit
The pre-onsite visit of the mutual evaluation (ME) of the Maldives was held in Malé, Maldives from 19 to 21 November 2024. The meetings provided an opportunity for the assessment team and the Maldivian authorities to discuss in detail unresolved technical compliance issues, as well as talk about the scoping note and logistics for the upcoming onsite. All but two assessors were able to attend this visit in person.
The assessment team for the ME for Maldives consists of the following experts from APG members and observers:
- Ms Erica Stuke, US (financial assessor)
- Ms Natalie Sin, Hong Kong, China (legal assessor)
- Mr Abhiyan Upadhyay, Nepal (financial assessor)
- Mr HAN Shuai, China (financial assessor)
- Mr Shailesh Thakur, India (FIU assessor)
- Mr Ian Collins, UK (law enforcement assessor)
The team is supported by Melissa Sevil, Kirsty Struthers and Sylvia Deutsch of the APG Secretariat.
Over the coming weeks the assessment team will work on refining the next draft of the Maldives’ technical compliance annex and preparing for the onsite, which will be held in Malé, Maldives from 12 to 23 January 2025. Congratulations to the Maldives and the assessment team for all their hard work to reach this point in the process.
