Maldives anti-corruption watchdog assessed
Only one corruption-related case reached conviction between 2010 and 2014 despite 175 cases being submitted for prosecution by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
02 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
There are staggeringly low conviction rates for corruption-related crimes in the Maldives, a new reported has revealed.
The report, from NGO Transparency Maldives, said only one corruption-related case reached conviction between 2010 and 2014 despite 175 cases being submitted for prosecution by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
The single conviction refers to the sentencing of Kaashidhoo MP Ismail Abdul Hameed in 2011.
He was banished for 18 months for abusing his position as waste management director at the Malé Municipality.
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