A 44-year-old Maldivian man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail in Thailand for using counterfeit US dollars and overstaying his visa.
Nahula Ali, executive coordinator at the Foreign Ministry, told local media that the Maldivian citizen was indicted in June and had confessed to the crime.
Local media has identified the man as Abdulla Saeed from Raa Atoll Ungoofaru.
The Foreign Ministry has reportedly communicated the news to the man’s family and local authorities.
