Avas: Former Maldives President Abdullah Yameen found guilty of bribery
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Former President of the Maldives Abdullah Yameen was found guilty of bribery and money laundering. reported edition Avas.
The trial of Yamin began on January 2, 2022. According to the publication, the prosecution is seeking the maximum sentence for the ex-head of the republic – 11 years in prison and a sixfold increase in the fine, since he was president at the time of the crime. At the same time, the legislation of the state allows only a fivefold increase in the fine, and the state prosecution requests the maximum possible.
Yamin is accused of depositing money from the sale of Aara Island into his personal account and laundering the funds, as well as receiving a $1 million bribe from former MP Yusuf Nayem, who was also found guilty of bribery.
Abdullah Yameen was the President of the Maldives from November 2013 to November 2018. In December 2018, in connection with an investigation into possible financial fraud, a court in the Maldives froze the bank accounts of the former president in the amount of about $ 6.5 million. In February 2019, he was charged with theft, money laundering and perjury. In November 2019, he was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison with a fine of $5 million, but in 2021 the prison term was canceled.
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