I ran the country and Yameen counted cash, says Adeeb
The MMPRC scandal is the biggest graft case in the history of the Maldives.
22 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen counted cash siphoned off from island deals inside his home, his jailed former deputy said Sunday as he denied corruption charges in court.
Ex-vice president Ahmed Adeeb faces ten counts of illicit enrichment involving islands leased through the state-owned Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Company (MMPRC).
A special audit revealed over US$80 million was embezzled through MMPRC, mostly from acquisition fees through leasing islands, lagoons and plots of land. It is the biggest graft case in the history of the Maldives.
Adeeb is being charged under the 2002 Anti-Corruption Act.
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