Former Maldives Gas MD faces seven charges of bribery

Former Managing Director of Maldives Gas, Abdulla Maumoon, is facing seven charges of bribery, and the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office has initiated efforts to extradite him back to the Maldives under detention.

The Prosecutor General's Office has filed seven charges of bribery with the Criminal Court against Maumoon. During his tenure as Managing Director of Maldives Gas under former President Abdulla Yameen's administration, a supplier of Maldives Gas deposited USD 298,000 (over MVR 4 million) into Maumoon's and his associates' accounts on multiple occasions allegedly as bribes.