Police arrest former head of Disaster Management Centre over fraud investigation
07 Feb 2013, 2:54 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have arrested former Immigration Controller and head of the Disaster Management Centre, Abdulla Shahid, in connection with a corruption case involving MVR 24 million (US$1.55 million).
Police Sub-Inspector Hassan Haneef told Minivan News that Shahid was arrested at 11:00am this morning.
‘’He was arrested in connection with an MVR 24 million fraud case,’’ Haneef said. ‘’Police are conducting a joint investigation with the Anti-Corruption Commission.’’
During his tenure as Immigration Controller under the Nasheed administration, Shahid was a key opponent of the controversial Nexbis border control system, which parliament unanimously voted to terminate in December.
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