Ex-VP Adeeb accepts all charges for "government-led" MMPRC "scam"

Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, on Wednesday, accepted all seven charges pressed against him over the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) graft, which cost the state approximately MVR 4 billion in lost revenue.

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Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, arriving for a hearing at the High Court. The ex-VP confessed to his involvement in the MMPRC scandal at a hearing at the Criminal Court and accepted all seven charges pressed against him by the state. PHOTO: AHMED AWSHAN/ MIHAARU

Shahudha Mohamed

2020-09-30 23:23:43

Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, on Wednesday, accepted all seven charges pressed against him over the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) graft, which cost the state approximately MVR 4 billion in lost revenue.

The state charged Adeeb, who was the Minister of Tourism at the time, with two counts of embezzlement, two counts of money laundering, as well as exerting influence for illicit gains, exerting influence to earn illicit gains for another party, and abusing his official position.

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