Police probe launched into Maldives ‘coup attempt’
Police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told reporters that US$260,000 had been found in a bag belonging to Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed, one of two judges arrested after Yameen declared a state of emergency.
12 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
An attempted coup in the Maldives is being investigated, police said Monday, after revealing that bribes of more than US$2.7million were exchanged as part of a plot to overthrow the government of President Abdulla Yameen.
Police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told reporters Sunday night that US$260,000 had been found in a bag belonging to Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed, one of two judges arrested after Yameen declared a state of emergency.
The cash was in US dollars and Maldivian rufiyaa.
Shifan also said a business in the Maldives gave a US$2.4million loan to Hameed’s family, alleging the money was used to buy an apartment.
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