Police last night said that the two penthouses located in Hulhumale' Lot no. N2-25, Block A was handed over to the police at 00:00 hrs.
Former President of Football Association of Maldives (FAM), Bassam Adeel Jaleel, who is accused of money laundering has handed over the two apartments purchased by misappropriating the association's funds to the police.
The deadline to handover the two penthouses, which were purchased from Amin Avenue in Hulhumale' was yesterday. However, police had extended the deadline to 00:00 hrs last night.
Police last night said that the two penthouses located in Hulhumale' Lot no. N2-25, Block A was handed over to the police at 00:00 hrs.
No additional details were provided in the case.
Police said Bassam bought the penthouses for USD one million, using the USD 1.9 million loan issued to FAM by FIFA as assistance to local football clubs to overcome the financial hardships of Covid-19. The two apartments are also reported to be merged into one; something against the building's regulations.
FAM had also taken a loan from the third party company to make it appear as though they had received the Maldivian Rufiyaa equivalent of the documents prepared by Amin Avenue, it was further revealed.
Alongside this case, Bassam and Ageel are also being charged in a separate case where Bassam is accused of transferring USD 10,000 into his personal bank account from FAM's bank account.
In the case, Police have also requested the Prosecutor General's Office to press charges against Bassam, along with Amin Construction, FAM's former Financial Head Mohamed Ageel, and FAM's former official Hassan Waheed.
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