The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has forwarded a case for prosecution against former Information Minister Ibrahim Hussein Manik to the Prosecutor General’s (PG’s) office, seeking damages worth US$530,707 for the state.
A statement issued by the ACC yesterday reveals that an investigation into purchases made by Television Maldives in 2000 and 2001 found that the Information Minister “abused his position for undue gain” and violated the state assets and financial regulations.
According to the ACC, the minister sent advance payments on two occasions to Singaporean company Pro-Audio, which went bankrupt in 2001.