Interpol removes red notice on suspects in MMPRC scandal
Three of the suspects are in the UK and one is in Australia
Red notices were issued to four people during the previous administration
Interpol has removed its red notice on the suspects in the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) case.
The inter-governmental organization issues red notices for fugitives wanted either for prosecution or to serve a sentence and is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
In 2016, Interpol issued red notices for four people implicated in the MMPRC embezzlement scandal. They are Mohamed Allam Latheef, Ahmed Ishfah Ali, Mohamed Hussain, and former HDC chairperson Mohamed Aseel.
The red notices were issued during the previous administration of President Abdulla Yameen. The new government has not disclosed any details on the removal of the red notices.
Mohamed Allam is a shareholder of SoF, the company that laundered state money from MMPRC. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has stated that the embezzled money amounts to MVR 1.5 billion and that SoF transferred the money to 155 accounts.
RaajjeMV understands that Allam, Ishfah, and Hussain are in the UK while Aseel is in Australia. Some of them are living with their families in these countries.
Interpol’s red notice on Mohamed Wisham, implicated in the 2015 presidential speedboat explosion, has not been removed.
Interpol now has a total of 11 Maldivians with red notices.
