Malé - August 1, 2023: PPM submits candidacy form of former President Abdulla Yameen to contest in the 2023 presidential election. He is currently serving an 11-year jail term for convictions of money laundering and graft in the Vaavu atoll Aarah lease case. Yameen's candidacy form was submitted to the main election center of EC at Dharubaaruge by his running mate Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed. The PPM-PNC coalition submitted Yameen's form claiming they were certain the jailed former president can contend in the upcoming elections scheduled on September 9. -- Photo: Nishan Ali / Fayaz Moosa