Committee members that questioned ACC are implicated in MMPRC case
The company involved in the money laundered had transferred cash to some committee members
Finance Committee members question ACC members on Wednesday
Some members of the parliament committee that questioned Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) members on Wednesday are implicated in the MMPRC embezzlement case.
While the finance committee questioned ACC on Wednesday, some MPs who joined the meeting are included in the list of those involved in the case.
MVR 1.3 billion was embezzled from state marketing firm MMPRC during the previous administration of President Abdulla Yameen. Most of the money was laundered through a company called Scores of Flair (SoF).
SoF had deposited USD 424,255 to Vilufushi MP and committee member Riyaz Rasheed. He has since said that the transfers were only for business transactions, and that he did not accept any embezzled money.
The investigative report also showed that the company had given USD 1.5 million to Eydhafushi MP Ahmed Saleem’s business Red Wave.
Thimarafushi MP Mohamed Mustafa’s ex-wife Saadha Ibrahim received USD 100,000 from the company and Mohamed Inan, the brother of PPM’s parliamentary group leader Ahmed Nihan, received USD 150,000.
At Wednesday’s meeting, committee members questioned the ACC members on why their investigation of the MMPRC case has still not concluded.
The finance committee includes five members of main opposition PPM, four members of government coalition partner JP, three members of main ruling party MDP, and one member of MDA.
