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Former president Abdulla Yameen’s money laundering trial concluded on Wednesday after the criminal court heard closing arguments from the prosecution and the defence.
A verdict will delivered on November 5, Judge Ahmed Hailam announced.
Yameen was charged in connection with US$1 million deposited to his personal bank account by SOF, a company that was used to funnel the bulk of US$90 million stolen from state coffers during his administration. The 60-year-old opposition leader is also accused of violating an agreement signed with the Anti-Corruption Commission to hold the US$1 million in an escrow account.
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