'Maldives pres can't sidestep tourism graft with an apology'

Maldives president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom cannot sidestep from taking responsibility for the largest corruption scandal in the archipelago's history with a simple apology, opposition coalition leader and former vice president Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed said Tuesday.

“Tonight I want to apologize because the MMPRC scandal transpired in this regime. So I want to apologize to the people,” president Yameen said speaking during the ceremony to inaugurate a new water and sanitation project in Fuvahmulah city on Monday.