Former Vice President Adeeb Leaves Country After Presidential Pardon
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb left the Maldives shortly after receiving a presidential pardon from former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who also commuted the sentence of Abdulla Ziyath, former MMPRC Managing Director. Both were convicted in the MMPRC corruption scandal, the largest in the nation's history, involving embezzlement of over US$90 million and loss of US$259 million in state revenue. Adeeb admitted to financial crimes exceeding MVR 1.3 billion. The pardons were criticized by Transparency Maldives as detrimental to rule of law. The scandal, exposed by Al Jazeera in 2016, implicates 267 individuals including former President Abdulla Yameen.
Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb left the Maldives shortly after receiving a presidential pardon from former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who also commuted the sentence of Abdulla Ziyath, former MMPRC Managing Director. Both were convicted in the MMPRC corruption scandal, the largest in the nation's history, involving embezzlement of over US$90 million and loss of US$259 million in state revenue. Adeeb admitted to financial crimes exceeding MVR 1.3 billion. The pardons were criticized by Transparency Maldives as detrimental to rule of law. The scandal, exposed by Al Jazeera in 2016, implicates 267 individuals including former President Abdulla Yameen.
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Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb left the Maldives shortly after receiving a presidential pardon from former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who also commuted the sentence of Abdulla Ziyath, former MMPRC Managing Director. Both were convicted in the MMPRC corruption scandal, the largest in the nation's history, involving embezzlement of over US$90 million and loss of US$259 million in state revenue. Adeeb admitted to financial crimes exceeding MVR 1.3 billion. The pardons were criticized by Transparency Maldives as detrimental to rule of law. The scandal, exposed by Al Jazeera in 2016, implicates 267 individuals including former President Abdulla Yameen.
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