Politics

ACC to probe Civil Court Judge bribe claim

16 Feb 2014, 4:53 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
Read this article in Dhivehi
The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) is to launch an investigation into a Civil Court judge’s claim that she was offered a US$5 million bribe.
Speaking on Maldives Broadcasting Corporation’s (MBC) Friday afternoon show ‘Heyyambo’ Judge Aisha Shujoon Mohamed said there was some truth to the belief judges accepted bribes in the Maldives, revealing that she had been offered a US$5 million bribe herself.
“I became angry and shouted at them. Then they left,” she said.

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