ACC to press charges in 35 corruption cases before year-end

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on Tuesday, revealed that 35 corruption-related cases will be forwarded to the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office for indictment against implicated suspects within 2020.

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Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) President Mariyam Shiuna at a Maldives Police Service press conference. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED / MIHAARU

Shahudha Mohamed

2020-08-12 09:20:35

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on Tuesday, revealed that 35 corruption-related cases will be forwarded to the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office for indictment against implicated suspects within 2020.

Addressing concerns about the delays in investigating the corruption scandals of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's administration, ACC's President Mariyam Shiuna told the Parliamentary Committee on Independent Institutions that efforts are underway to prosecute a total of 70 cases, out of which 35 will reach trial by the end of 2020.

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