JP spokesperson ‘unlawfully leased’ island to ex-minister
15 Jun 2015, 5:09 PM
The opposition Jumhooree Party spokesperson Ali Solih has been accused of unlawfully leasing an island to a company owned by a cabinet minister during his tenure as the minister of state for fisheries and agriculture.
The anti-corruption watchdog said Solih had leased an uninhabited island in Shaviyani Atoll to a company owned by then-minister of health Mariyam Shakeela.
The constitution bars cabinet ministers from actively engaging in a business, buying or leasing any state property or from having financial interests between the state and another party.
The charges under the 1990 Anti-Terrorism Act carry a sentence of between 10 to 15 years in prison.
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