Prosecutor General denies wrongdoing in dropping graft charges against ex-minister
Newly appointed Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham has denied allegations of conflict of interest in deciding not to prosecute a former presidential affairs minister for graft over last year’s poor Independence Day banquet.
07 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Newly appointed Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham has denied allegations of conflict of interest in deciding not to prosecute a former presidential affairs minister for graft over last year’s poor Independence Day banquet.
The Prosecutor General’s Office in December cited lack of evidence in returning a graft charge against minister Mohamed ‘Mundhu’ Hussain Shareef.
The anti-corruption watchdog had found that Shareef – who resigned in late October last year after being asked to stay home – awarded the MVR3.7 million catering contract to a restaurant owned by activists of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives despite their lack of experience.
Bisham was President Abdulla Yameen’s legal affairs secretary at the time. She also sat on a committee, which coordinated activities for the Golden Jubilee of Independence.
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