Maldives' jailed ex-VP conspired with police to 'blast' audit office: Al Jazeera expose

Jailed former vice president Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor had conspired with a few police officers to "blast" the auditor general's office to stop the publication of an audit report into the largest embezzlement in the country's history, the new Al Jazeera documentary has revealed.

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A screen grab of the Al Jazeera documentary "Stealing Paradise' shows former Auditor General Niyaz Ibrahim.

Mohamed Visham

2016-09-07 15:15:25

Jailed former vice president Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor had conspired with a few police officers to "blast" the auditor general's office to stop the publication of an audit report into the largest embezzlement in the country's history, the new Al Jazeera documentary has revealed.

Created by the Emmy and BAFTA winning Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit, the documentary titled ‘Stealing Paradise’ contains leaked documents, text messages and recorded confessions that has blown the lid off mass corruption and abuse of power in the archipelago.

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