Police arrest al-Fathuh Hajj group managing director for fraud
14 Sep 2014, 4:20 PM
Police have arrested the managing director of the al-Fathuh Hajj and Umra group for fraud after the company accepted payments from would-be pilgrims in excess of the quota provided by the Islamic ministry.
Musthafa Mohamed, 68, from Maafanu Excel, was taken into custody on Friday (September 12) around 6pm from his residence in Malé.
Police also searched the residence as well as the al-Fathuh office with a search warrant. The Criminal Court has since extended the remand detention of the suspect to 15 days.
The government has announced that the state Hajj Corporation will now make arrangements for the defrauded persons to travel to Saudi Arabia.
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