Male [Maldives], Feb 7 : Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Wednesday was charged with graft money-laundering and theft by Maldivian police.
“Former President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has been charged with grand corruption, theft and money laundering,” Hamid Abdul Ghafoor from the Maldivian Democratic Party tweeted.
According to local media reports, the Maldivian police filed a case with the country’s Prosecutor General in which the former President was accused of giving false statements to the former.
The Diplomat cited one of the reports stating that the police investigation against the former president began after “state investigative authorities filed a police report regarding Yameen’s illegal financial transactions when he was president, which includes leasing islands via Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation (MMPRC).”
“The money owed to the state from these transactions were allegedly transferred to Yameen’s account at the Maldives Islamic Bank, which was then laundered,” the report added.
