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Maldives ex-president to be charged with money laundering
MALE, Maldives – Police in the Maldives have asked the country’s prosecutor general to charge a former president with money laundering and his former Cabinet minister with aiding him.
A police statement Wednesday night said that investigators have found grounds to charge Yameen Abdul Gayoom and his former Legal Affairs Minister Azima Shakoor.
The case stems from an allegedly shady deal to lease islands for tourist resort development and the discovery of $1 million in Yameen’s bank account.
Police also said they asked the prosecutor general to charge Yameen and Shakoor with providing false information to investigators.
Yameen lost the presidential election last year after a five-year strongman rule, during which he was accused of corruption and suppressing freedoms.
His successor, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, has promised to investigate corruption and other allegations against Yameen and members of his administration.
Maldives is an Indian ocean archipelago known for its expensive island tourist resorts.
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