Maldives president denies US$1.5m campaign finance violation
The anti-money laundering watchdog informed police about the suspicious transaction.
02 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen has dismissed an Al Jazeera report about US$1.5 million deposited into his private bank account as donations for his re-election campaign.
The central bank’s anti-money laundering watchdog informed police of the transaction, it was reported, as electoral laws require candidates to set up separate campaign accounts and declare the source of donations.
After the Al Jazeera story was widely reported by local media Tuesday morning, the president’s spokesman dismissed allegations of wrongdoing.
“A separate account of the president was assigned for the presidential campaign. And money was regularly deposited,” Ibrahim Muaz Ali tweeted.
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