Former Maldivian president arrested in money laundering case

February 18, 2019 23:36

A criminal court ordered the authorities to detain former Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen in connection with a money laundering case.

The prosecutor general's office sought a court order to take Yameen into custody following which he was summoned for a hearing which was scheduled on short notice on Monday, reported Maldives Independent.

The former Maldivian president will be detained for the duration of the trial. He has been accused of attempting to bribe witnesses to change or retract their statements, prosecutors told the court.

The criminal court has ordered former president Abdulla Yameen to be detained for the duration of his trial on money laundering charges.

A secret document to reveal Yameens alleged attempt to block a police investigation into a suspicious transaction flagged by the Financial Intelligence Unit was also submitted as evidence in the court.

Yameen, however, denied the allegations of bribery and challenged the legality of the money laundering charges.

Following the hearing, the former president was taken out on a military vehicle to a remand centre on Maafushi Island.

-- ANI

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