PG charges ex-Pres Yameen over USD 1.1 million Fuh'giri case

The Prosecutor General's Office, on Sunday, pressed charges against former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over money laundering and accepting bribes during the leasing of Fuh'giri, Raa Atoll for tourism development.

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Former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom being escorted to Maafushi. PHOTO: AHMED AWSHAN ILYAS/ MIHAARU

Mariyam Malsa

2020-06-29 10:02:59

The Prosecutor General's Office, on Sunday, pressed charges against former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over money laundering and accepting bribes during the leasing of Fuh'giri, Raa Atoll for tourism development.

Yameen faces charges of exerting undue influence to acquire USD 1.1 million (MVR 17.2 million) during the leasing process and laundering the funds through Sun Investment Private Limited and Sun Construction and Engineering Private Limited.

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