Ex-Maldives Gas boss denies diverting funds for first lady’s mosque
Some MVR2.5 million worth of equipment was allegedly diverted.
07 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
The former managing director of the Maldives Gas has denied diverting funds to finance a welfare project of former first lady Fathimath Ibrahim.
Some MVR2.5 million (US$162,127) was spent on a mosque funded by the first lady in the capital’s suburb, the state-owed company’s new boss alleged, citing the findings of an internal audit.
“The equipment purchased for the Thinadhoo gas plant project was diverted to the mosque site in Hulhumalé. We have evidence,” Maldives Gas managing director Shazail Siyam told Mihaaru on Tuesday.
Quotations for the mosque project and documents showed equipment was sent to the construction site, he added.
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