Prosecutor General's Office has resubmitted the case against former Vice President Abdulla Jihad following his recent return to the Maldives.
Prosecutor General's Office has resubmitted the case against former Vice President Abdulla Jihad following his recent return to the Maldives.
The case had previously been dismissed by the High Court after the court was unable to summon Jihad due to his address being unclear.
The issue arose when Jihad was not found to be residing at the address provided to the court by the Prosecutor General's Office.
The High Court had given the Prosecutor General's Office the option to re-file the case once Jihad could be summoned.
With Jihad returning to the Maldives two days ago, the Prosecutor General's Office has proceeded with the case.
A media official from the PG Office said that the case, along with all necessary documents of Jihad’s return, was resubmitted to the High Court yesterday.
Jihad faced charges related to the signing of the Fushidhiggaru Falhu agreement in 2013, when he was the Minister of Finance. The charges were for entering into a joint venture agreement with a foreign company to develop Fushidhiggaru Falhu, which granted the government only a 25 percent stake, against the Maldives government's advice.
Despite accusations that Jihad acted in a way that did not benefit the state, the Criminal Court ruled earlier that the case could not proceed due to mistakes made during the investigation.
The prosecution had also previously filed charges against Jihad to recover MVR 1.1 million for the period during which he used a Rehendhi flat allocated to him when he was Vice President. However, this case was later withdrawn.
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