AG files money laundering cases against Yameen, Adeeb

The Attorney General has filed money laundering cases against former President Abdulla Yameen and former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.

The cases were sent to the police service and the presidential commission on corruption and asset recovery.

In a press release on Sunday, the AG office stated that the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has presented documents that implicates Yameen and senior officials of his government in money laundering cases, which includes a report drafted by an international forensic investigation firm after analyzing Adeeb’s personal mobile phones.

The AG office cited the report stating that the information from the phones were extracted by a data recovery and intelligence company approved by the United Kingdom’s Home Office.

The AG sent these documents to the presidential commission on January 15 and requested the police service to gather evidence and make preparations to prosecute those implicated in the money laundering cases.

The AG office stated that the documents also show that the former government officials are also implicated in cases of bribery and other types of corruption.

In the statement, the AG office also stated that the new government takes special priority in recovering the money and assets stolen from the state and that the AG office is now working with international experts as part of their efforts.

While on RaajjeTV’s morning show Fashaairu last Thursday, former President and MDP leader Mohamed Nasheed said that they have presented the AG with evidence that ‘black money’ were transferred to Maldivian accounts during Yameen’s administration.

Nasheed said that that the evidence was obtained from two phones and laptop while he was in self-exile in the United Kingdom and that an analysis from a forensic accountant clearly showed how the black money was transferred.