Court warns of judgment in absentia in Sealife apartment scam
Sealife owes US$12 million to 258 people who paid booking fees and advance payments.
04 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
The civil court warned Thursday of handing down judgments in absentia for four separate cases involving a real estate developer accused of scamming hundreds of people.
SeaLife Global owes US$12 million to 258 people who paid booking fees and made advance payments for apartments in Hulhumalé that were never finished.
In early January, SeaLife was sued by 203 victims of the alleged scam in the largest civil action lawsuit in Maldivian history. The developer is facing other lawsuits as well.
The civil court first warned of judgments in absentia on Tuesday after lawyers representing SeaLife Global failed to appear for hearings in four different cases. The lawyers were told to appear for Thursday’s hearings but failed to do so.
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