Former President Yameen's trial - 3rd LIVE hearing

  • "Unlawful orders"
  • Ziyath on who gave him instructions
  • Hearing reconvenes
 
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"Unlawful orders"

Ziyath said that Yameen had given him "unlawful orders", which he further claimed was endorsed by the attorney general

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 16:28
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Ziyath on who gave him instructions

Then president had instructed me to follow Adeeb's orders. However, Yameen had also given me orders at certain points: Ziyath

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 15:30
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Hearing reconvenes

Hearing reconvenes. MMPRC's former managing director, Abdulla Ziyath takes the witness stand

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 15:06
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Adeeb's relevance

Defendant questions Adeeb's relevance in trial; he notes that he is relevant as Yameen claimed that he had ordered the USD one million transfer

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 12:30
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"Yameen ordered the USD one mil. transfer, not me"

SoF did not have any funds related to PPM. They had transferred the USD one million to Yameen's account on his order, not mine: Adeeb

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 12:20
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"Have had threats"

There have been threats, even for testifying here. There are threats that I could be killed in prison, have shared these with institutions: Adeeb

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 12:08
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"No pressure, here on my own will"

I am here today because there is a number of things to be clarified for the public. I have not been pressured, and I am here on my own will: Adeeb

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 12:03
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Cross-examination begins

Defence lawyers begin cross examining witness after Judge asked the state attorney to sit down after failing to comply with his order to stick with questions asked during interrogation

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:56
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"No campaign funds in 2015"

Did not have any campaign funds in 2015 (after the presidential speed boat explosion), that I owed to Yameen. There were no elections ahead at that time: Adeeb

He further claims that they had made interactions regarding the island acquisition fees "even after boat explosion"

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:47
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PPM's funds

We raised funds for PPM by selling our policies. Most funds received by an individual was around MVR 200,000: Adeeb

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:43
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Zunana Zalif
Adeeb presented as witness

Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb has been brought to the trial as a witness.

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:41
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Aishath Shaany
Second witness not presented on time

Court goes to break as state's second witness is yet to be presented.

Attorney said that police were informed to present him to court by 11. Judge went to break after noting that the witness had not been presented by 11:24am

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:28
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"To ensure credibility"

I am asking questions in a different perspective. To ensure the credibility of the witness: Yameen, after state objects to his questions

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:13
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"Inconsistencies"

I am trying to point out the inconsistencies in the case, says Yameen

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:10
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Defendant hints that STR was sent to stir up something

Yameen: The USD one million was transferred to escrow account in May. Is it not suspicious that an STR was sent to ACC months later in December, is it not to create something?

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 11:07
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"No business deals"

Investigation does not show any legal business deals between MMPRC and SoF: Muavviz

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:48
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Witness questioned on SoF's other transactions

State objects after defence questions Muavviz regarding SoF's other transactions.

Judge allows, Muavviz replied that there were other cheques deposited to SoF's account prior to the MVR one million transfer to Yameen' account. There is reason to believe these were owed to MMPRC as acquisition costs of islands.

He adds that SoF account had USD 800,000 prior to the USD 1.2 million cheque

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:42
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Did Luthufee attend meetings reg. report?

Four members attended both meetings related to this. All voted to compile a detailed report. It is possible that some members did not sign the meeting notes, then-president did not sign possibly because he has not been unavailable since, the other three members have signbed : Muavviz responds to questions whether then ACC-president Hassan Luthufee had attended the meeting noting that his signature is not in notes

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:31
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Zunana Zalif
Defendant's request

Ex-President Yameen has requested Judge Hailam to give adequate time to question Muavviz Rasheed.

Luthufee on Wednesday revealed his decision not to testify in the trial. While he made the announcement via a Facebook post, this has since been deleted

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:28
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ACC procedures

An investigative committee compiles report and submits to commission. Commission members take vote on report: Muavviz explains ACC procedures in compiling reports.

State ends questioning and defence begins cross examination

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:26
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New documents

State has submitted new documents to the court; notes from the meetings mentioned by the witness, where the members voted to compile report

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:23
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Report compiled after police inquiries

The decision to compile a report of the funds transferred to Yameen's account was made through a vote among members, after police inquired on the matter twice: Muavviz

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:22
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Hearing begins

Hearing begins. ACC president takes the witness stand for the second time.

Judge Hailam has given the state 30 minutes to question its witness, while the defence has also been given 30 minute to cross examine him.

Afterwards, state will be given an additional 15 minutes.

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 10:15
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Zunana Zalif
Yameen heads to court

Former President Yameen has set off from his residence, to the criminal court.

Former President Yameen heads to court. Photo: RaajjeMV
22 Aug 2019 | Thu 09:46
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Zunana Zalif
Witnesses

Eight names were submitted by state as witnesses against Yameen:

1. ACC's former President Hassan Luthufee

2. ACC President Muavviz Rasheed

3. Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb

4. Former Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer

5. MMPRC's former MD Abdulla Ziyath

6. BML board member Mohamed Luvaiz

7. BML deputy CEO Mohamed Shareef

8. Mohamed Waseem Ismail

22 Aug 2019 | Thu 09:42