Criminal Court sentences ex-MMPRC head to 11 years in prison

The Criminal Court, on Monday, sentenced former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Abdulla Ziyath to 11 years of imprisonment.

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Former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Abdulla Ziyath testifying against former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in 2019.

Mariyam Malsa

2020-12-07 14:16:58

The Criminal Court, on Monday, sentenced former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Abdulla Ziyath to 11 years of imprisonment.

On November 23, Ziyath confessed to a total of 32 corruption charges regarding the MMPRC embezzlement scandal under a plea bargain with the government.

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