Maldives cancels PR deal with Podesta
The government of Maldives has cancelled a US$300,000 PR deal with Washington-based lobbyist Podesta, following former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on a charge of plotting to kill President Abdulla Yameen.
16 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
The government of Maldives has cancelled a US$300,000 PR deal with Washington-based lobbyist Podesta, following former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on a charge of plotting to kill President Abdulla Yameen.
Documents filed by Podesta at the US Department of Justice show the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, a state-owned company currently at the center of a historic corruption scandal, paid the firm US$50,000 for the month of September.
Podesta’s activities came to a halt on October 30, according to the submission.
A foreign ministry spokeswoman said the government no longer has PR contracts with any foreign firms.
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