MDP, Maldivian Aero settle MVR 5.6 million debt out of court

Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and national flag carrier Maldivian Aero, have reached an out of court settlement for MDP to pay back over MVR 5.6 million owed to the airline.

The whopping debt was accumulated during the most recent presidential election, when MDP officials travelled across the country for campaign purposes between September and October of last year.