MMPRC Corruption Scandal
Ahmed Adeeb: The Man Who Knows Too Much?
If the president thought prison would silence his former right-hand man, he was wrong.
05 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives police urged to probe president over ‘cash counting’ claims
More than US$80 million was embezzled from the state-owned marketing company.
23 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
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
Ex-MMPRC boss not questioned over fresh graft charges, says lawyer
Abdullah Ziyath faces more than 30 counts of corruption charges for misappropriating US$44 million (MVR721 million) by leasing islands and lagoons owned by the state.
04 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Ex-tourism boss in not guilty plea to 30 corruption charges
Abdulla Ziyath, who managed the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, is accused of misappropriating US$44 million (MVR721 million) by leasing islands and lagoons owned by the state.
15 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Ziyath pleads not guilty to 15 counts of corruption
Abullah Ziyath, who managed the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, is accused of misappropriating US$23 million (MVR357 million) by leasing 13 uninhabited islands and two lagoons owned by the state.
12 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Watchdog deferred inquiry into US$1m deposited to president’s account
A local company implicated in a historic corruption scandal deposited US$1 million into President Abdulla Yameen’s private account at the Maldives Islamic Bank, according to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
01 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Anti-graft watchdog seeks to recover US$84m
The 43 counts of “recompensing government loss” was among 239 charges forwarded to the Prosecutor General’s office in the third quarter of 2017.
22 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
‘The cash that entered my house was not halal’: Yameen
The opposition has seized upon President Abdulla Yameen’s apparent admission that he benefited from a historic corruption scandal pinned on his jailed former right-hand man.
15 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
Police launch probe into lawmaker’s bribery admission
Maldives Development Alliance MP Mohamed Ismail had caused outrage when he declared during a parliament sitting in March last year that he had carried “sacks of money” to opposition MPs.
18 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Majority leader threatens journalist with defamation action
Majority Leader Ahmed Nihan threatened to sue a journalist during a televised press conference on Saturday in response to a question about allegations linking ruling coalition lawmakers to the Maldives’ biggest corruption.
26 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
President forms new tourism promotion company
Former Auditor General Niyaz Ibrahim has suggested that the government is planning to “bury” the scandal-ridden Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation and replace it with the new tourism promotion company.
12 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Fresh corruption allegations raised in 2014 tourism ministry audit
The audit report of the tourism ministry for 2014 has raised fresh allegations of corruption over the lease of islands and lagoons for resort development during the tenure of former Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb.
29 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
Anti-corruption watchdog launches fresh inquiry after Al Jazeera exposé
“Several individuals we want for questioning, including those who have been in hiding despite Interpol red notices, have confessed to their part in the scandal. In the light of these confessions, we have to interview more people and investigate,” said Hassan Luthfy, president of the ACC.
21 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Al Jazeera corruption exposé dismissed as ‘defamatory and biased’
The government has dismissed an explosive Al Jazeera corruption exposé aired on Wednesday as defamatory and biased, accusing the Qatari broadcaster of advancing the opposition’s agenda to oust President Abdulla Yameen.
08 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
SOF leaks whistleblower should be ‘praised, not punished’
Transparency International and its local chapter have called on the prosecutor general to dismiss charges against a senior bank official on trial for leaking documents related to the Maldives’ biggest ever corruption scandal
06 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Adeeb questioned over stolen funds in president’s account
Adeeb’s lawyer confirmed to The Maldives Independent that his client was questioned last week by the Anti-Corruption Commission about the large sums deposited to the president’s account at the Maldives Islamic Bank.
27 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Government authorised to lease islands without bidding
The ruling party-controlled parliament voted through today controversial changes to the tourism law that authorises the government to lease islands for resort development without a competitive bidding process.
29 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Gayoom urges PPM MPs to vote against government tourism bill
In a message posted on the PPM MPs’ Viber group yesterday, the former president said authorising the government to lease islands for resort development without a bidding process is contrary to the party’s founding principles.
28 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Majlis approves diplomatic postings to UN and Europe
The People’s Majlis approved today President Abdulla Yameen’s nominees for the new Maldivian permanent representative to the UN and non-resident ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
28 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
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