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Former Pres Yameen summoned to police

Lamya Abdulla
10 July 2021, MVT 22:09
Former president Abdulla Yameen. -- PHOTO: MIHAARU
Lamya Abdulla
10 July 2021, MVT 22:09

Former President Abdulla Yameen summoned to the police on Saturday over allegations of depositing 1 million USD (15 million Rufiyaa) to his personal account after the sale of Vaavu Aarah, which was developed into a resort.

Yameen spent nearly two hours at the police headquarter.

Former Vice President Dr. Mohamed Jameel, who leads Yameen's legal team, said Yameen was summoned to the police regarding a case that had already been investigated and sent to the Prosecutor General's Office for prosecution. He further said Yameen was being prosecuted "unlawfully."

Vaavu Aarah was leased to a company in which former Leader of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) had shares in it. The island was then transferred to the atoll capital, Vaavu Felidhoo, in 2015. The island was developed to a resort and handed to a company called TwoG Private Limited, and later sold to a foreign company.

The investigation into the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Corruption revealed that Yameen had deposited the money collected from the sale of Aarah into his own account.

Yameen is already serving a 5 year jail sentence over laundering 1 million US Dollar which was deposited to his personal account from the private company used to steal and distribute funds collected by MMPRC from the sales of islands and lagoons for tourism development. Yameen is currently placed under house arrest due to COVID-19 surge in Maafushi Prison.

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