Politics

Defamatory accusations are baseless and untrue: PPM MP Yameen

24 Mar 2013, 2:10 PM
Luke Powell
Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) presidential primary candidate Abdulla Yameen has claimed that recent defamatory allegations made against him are baseless and untrue.
Speaking at a rally in Addu City on Thursday (March 21), Yameen revealed that he had been accused of several issues, including holding large sums of money in foreign banks, local media reported.
Responding to the accusations, Yameen stated that “none of those stories are true”, asking people not to believe them.
“I have been accused of holding large sums of money in different accounts. I’m not responding to these allegations. But the people who work with me need public confidence.

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