Anti-corruption watchdog deflects blame on MMPRC scandal
The ACC blamed the authorities for failing to act after findings were shared in 2017.
19 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday defended its investigation report of the country’s biggest corruption scandal, in the face of fierce criticism over failure to follow the money trail and a nearly three-year delay in disclosing the findings.
The report published last Thursday exposed politicians, prominent businesses and top government officials who conducted transaction with SOF Pvt Ltd, a company that was used to funnel the bulk of US$90 million stolen from the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation.
In the aftermath of the report’s release, a former auditor general accused the ACC of omitting the names of several beneficiaries, including relatives of ACC members, and a protest march was held calling the removal of the five commissioners.
It emerged Sunday that the ACC president Hassan Luthfy was under investigation for suspected money laundering.
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