Youth minister accuses PGO of mishandling his case

Youth Minister Ahmed Mahloof accuses Prosecutor General Office (PGO) of mishandling his case on corruption charges and says he is reconsidering his previous statement to resign from his post if the state decided to press charges against him for his involvement.

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(FILE) Youth Minister Ahmed Mahloof talking at an event last year: he has accused his case was investigated by people with a political vendetta against him -- Photo: Ahmed Awshan Ilyas/ Mihaaru

Lamya Abdulla

2021-08-10 11:11:22

Youth Minister Ahmed Mahloof accuses Prosecutor General Office (PGO) of mishandling his case on corruption charges and says he is reconsidering his previous statement to resign from his post if the state decided to press charges against him for his involvement.

The parliament released a list of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporations (MMPRC) corruption beneficiaries on May 12. Mahloof and several high profile current and former state officials were on the list but few of them have been sent to prosecution including Mahloof.

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