State-owned flats leased to president’s son
Two state-owned flats in Malé have been leased to President Abdulla Yameen’s son below market price with the consent of the anti-corruption watchdog. Each two-bedroom apartments in the Muraidhoo house – formerly part of the presidential palace – was leased for a monthly rent of MVR12,000.
08 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
Two state-owned flats in Malé have been leased to President Abdulla Yameen’s son, below the market price but with the consent of the anti-corruption watchdog.
Hassan Luthfy, president of the Anti-Corruption Commission, told local media that the finance ministry had sought the commission’s legal advice over renting out two apartments from the Muraidhoo house to Zain Abdulla Yameen for one year.
Each two-room apartment was rented for MVR12,000 (US$778) a month, a rate approved by the ACC.
“The rent is not too small, MVR12,000 is not a small when compared to the market value. In all such situations people will criticise and say something,” Luthfy was quoted as saying on Raajje.mv.
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