MDP chairperson challenges Yameen to dispute evidence of corruption
Citing the transaction number, the bank account number, the name of the employee who oversaw the transaction, and the name and mobile phone number of the bank’s manager, Ali Waheed challenged Yameen to refute the allegation that US$500,000 was deposited to his account at the Maldives Islamic Bank on October 12.
10 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldivian Democratic Party Chairperson Ali Waheed has challenged President Abdulla Yameen to dispute evidence of his involvement in the Maldives’ biggest corruption scandal.
Speaking to the opposition-aligned Raajje TV from the UK last night, the former MP said the main opposition party has evidence proving that US$500,000 was deposited to Yameen’s account at the Maldives Islamic Bank by a company implicated in the embezzlement of US$70 million from the state-owned tourism promotion company.
According to a damning special audit of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, nearly US$80 million was siphoned off into the bank accounts of companies linked to former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb between November 2013 and October last year.
The bulk of the funds was deposited to the account of a local company called SOF Pvt Ltd, owned by Mohamed Allam Latheef ‘Moho,’ a close associate of Adeeb.
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