Money laundering case filed against Maldives' president
RaajjeTV confirms that the case was filed by MMA in mid-September
President Abdulla Yameen
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has filed a money laundering case against President Abdulla Yameen at the Maldives Police Service.
Independent broadcaster RaajjeTV said that it has confirmed that a case was filed against Yameen by the central bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in mid-September.
The country’s outgoing president has faced multiple corruption allegations throughout the past five years, including receiving millions of dollars through Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), the company implicated in the biggest embezzlement case in the Maldives’ history.
While he had previously admitted to receiving USD one million from the company, he has since stated that the central bank had been ‘negligent’ in the case.
Al Jazeera had, in 2016, exposed the massive corruption including theft, bribery and money laundering in its award-winning documentary ‘Stealing Paradise’.
While RaajjeTV confirms that the case against Yameen was filed in mid-September, he was allowed to contest in the presidential election held on September 23.
