Maldives ex-president pleads not guilty to money laundering
Prosecution witnesses include Yameen’s former vice president and tourism minister.
25 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM
Former president Abdulla Yameen pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges at a pre-trial hearing Thursday, as the prosecution submitted a list of witnesses that include his former right-hand men.
The prosecution plans to call jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb, former tourism minister Moosa Zameer, and top members of the anti-corruption watchdog to testify against Yameen.
The 59-year-old opposition leader is accused of laundering US$1 million deposited to his personal account by SOF, a local company that was used to funnel the bulk of US$90 million stolen from the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation.
The MMPRC’s convicted former boss Abdulla Ziyath – who was transferred to house arrest in February – is among the state’s witnesses along with board members of the Bank of Maldives.
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