Money laundering charges raised against ex-president Yameen
Yameen is accused of using US$1 million from a company implicated in the country’s biggest corruption scandal.
13 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General’s office on Wednesday pressed money laundering charges against former president Abdulla Yameen.
The case has been filed at the criminal court, the PG office tweeted. Under the 2014 anti-money laundering law, the offence carries a prison sentence between five to 15 years or a fine of up to MVR1 million (US$64,850).
Yameen is accused of using money stolen from state coffers, police said last week, after wrapping up investigations and forwarding cases for prosecution.
Separate charges were sought over alleged false testimony to the Anti-Corruption Commission during its investigation into the theft of US$90 million from the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation.
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