Maldives judges ‘took millions in bribes’ as part of coup plot
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Judge Ali Hameed were both arrested hours after a state of emergency was declared.
07 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
Judges took millions of dollars in bribes to facilitate a coup, Maldives police said Wednesday.
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Judge Ali Hameed were both arrested hours after a state of emergency was declared Monday night.
Their arrest, together with the storming of the Supreme Court and the arrest of former leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has plunged the country into crisis.
Acting police chief Abdulla Nawaz told reporters that police had found evidence that millions of dollars were given to Saeed and Hameed of the Supreme Court, and to court official Hassan Saeed, as bribes.
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