Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Wednesday was charged with graft money-laundering and theft by Maldivian police. "Former President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has been charged with grand corruption, theft and money laundering," Hamid Abdul Ghafoor from the Maldivian Democratic Party tweeted. According to local media reports, the Maldivian police filed a case with the country's Prosecutor General in which the former President was accused of giving false statements to the former. "The money owed to the state from these transactions were allegedly transferred to Yameen's account at the Maldives Islamic Bank, which was then laundered," the report added. The notice came out after the former President was questioned under corruption charges by the Maldivian police.

Source: dna February 07, 2019 04:40 UTC