The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has forwarded a money laundering case for prosecution against a family firm of Abdulla Ziyath, former Managing Director of MMPRC.

The case relates to the major corruption scandal surrounding the MMPRC during the administration of former President Abdulla Yameen. 

Following an investigation by the ACC and Police, the ACC has forwarded for prosecution money laundering charges against MHR Trading Pvt Ltd, in which Ziyath's family members hold stakes. 

The MMPRC corruption scandal involves depositing the proceeds of island leases for tourism purposes to the account of a company called SOF.

ACC said today that the charges against MHR Trading Pvt Ltd related to USD 325,000 from money deposited to SOF being deposited to the company's account. 

The funds were deposited to the bank account of a vegetable shop run by the company since 2014, in several installments via cheques, ACC said. The company had attempted to pass off the funds as being received through dollar exchange, but have been unable to prove this, the commission said. 

The ACC also found that USD 50,000 as acquisition cost of ADh. Fushidhigga was deposited to MHR's account through Ziyath, and that the funds had later been used.