General Secretary of the Handball Association of Maldives, Abdulla Anwar has been dismissed from his position.
Anwar was dismissed from his position in connection with allegations of involvement in a case of embezzlement of funds from the Handball Association.
The decision was made at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Handball Association.
The decision was made about a week ago.
The association continues to further investigate the case of fund misappropriation allegations against Anwar.
The association has decided to dismiss him from his position due to his act of embezzlement while holding a position of trust.
The decision was reached in a bid to maintain ethical methods in managing the association and to improve all aspects of administration.
The Handball Association was crowned the best association at the recent Maldives Sports Awards 2024, held last week.
Handball Association won the title against the Table Tennis (TT) Association.