Faris escapes prosecution over statute of limitations
The Prosecutor General’s office declined to prosecute Faris Maumoon, son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, over alleged failure to reimburse the state for expenses from the presidential palace.
01 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General’s office has rejected a case forwarded by the police to prosecute Faris Maumoon, son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, over alleged failure to reimburse the state.
The charges reportedly stemmed from the misuse of state funds from the former presidential palace Theemuge in 2007 and 2008, the last two years of Gayoom’s 30-year reign.
Ahmed Thaufeeg, spokesman for the PG office, told the Maldives Independent that the statute of limitations in the penal code for the illegal expenses charge is eight years.
“So went sent back the case. We will not be filing the case at court for prosecution,” he said.
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