Maldives Court Orders Detention Of Ex-President Abdulla Yameen

Maldives Court Orders Detention Of Ex-President Abdulla Yameen

Male: The Maldives Criminal Court on Monday ordered authorities to take into custody former President Abdulla Yameen until the end of his trial on money laundering charges, the media reported. At a criminal court hearing, prosecutors alleged that Abdulla Yameen who lost the presidential election to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in September 2018 tried to bribe a witness in the prosecution’s case to change testimony, news websites Mihaaru and Avas reported. The former President is accused of benefiting from one of the biggest corruption scandals in the island nation’s history as $90 million was allegedly laundered from the state tourism board. He was charged with money laundering last week. Yameen has denied any wrongdoing. During the hearing, the prosecution asked the court to take Abdulla Yameen into custody to prevent him from influencing evidence against him. The judge granted the prosecution’s request to detain the former President in a Male jail till the end of the trial, according to Xinhua news agency. The court has frozen Yameen’s local bank account holding nearly $6.5 million. According to the police, a private company that laundered the money transferred $1 million to Yameen’s account at the Maldives Islamic Bank. (IANS)

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