Sheikh sues for defamation over alleged Hajj scam coverage
The sheikh was arrested in November on suspicion of being involved in a scam that saw four people sent to Mecca without arrangements in place for their pilgrimage.
14 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
An Islamic preacher is suing journalists and a news outlet for defamation following their coverage over an alleged Hajj scam.
Sheikh Nasrullah Musthafa was arrested in November on suspicion of being involved in a scam that saw four people sent to Mecca without arrangements in place for their pilgrimage.
There was nobody to meet them at the airport in Saudi Arabia and there was no accommodation, meaning the Maldives’ state-owned Hajj Corporation had to step in.
Two of the group told a government minister that Nasrullah had taken MVR 70,000 (US$4,477) from each of them and provided a document confirming their trip, Mihaaru reported.
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