Police seek charges against Gayoom’s assistant
The police are seeking charges former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s personal assistant over his refusal to appear for questioning over the alleged bribery of lawmakers by MP Faris Maumoon.
20 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
The police are seeking charges against former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s personal assistant over his refusal to appear for questioning over the alleged bribery of lawmakers by MP Faris Maumoon.
The Prosecutor General’s office has been asked to press charges against Ahmed Sofwan for refusing to answer multiple summons and return to the Maldives, the police announced via Twitter on Monday night.
Sofwan was wanted for questioning over his alleged involvement with Faris in bribing lawmakers to vote in favour of a failed no-confidence motion against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed in late March, the police said.
“Categorically reject [and] refute bogus accusations made against me by this govt. Threats [and] intimidation won’t make any difference to my work,” MP Faris tweeted after the police announcement.
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