Verdict hearing in Shamman's case scheduled for today
The Criminal Court has scheduled the sentencing hearing for former Controller General of Immigration, Mohamed Shamman Waheed, for 4:00 pm today. The verdict was initially scheduled for 21 May but postponed. Shamman faces charges of extortion, abuse of official position, and money laundering. The State accuses him of extorting MVR 500,000 from a detained foreigner and retaining MVR 400,000. The State also claims he used funds to pay loans and appeals to seize MVR 250,000 of suspected laundered money and recover extorted funds.
The Criminal Court has scheduled the sentencing hearing for former Controller General of Immigration, Mohamed Shamman Waheed, for 4:00 pm today. The verdict was initially scheduled for 21 May but postponed. Shamman faces charges of extortion, abuse of official position, and money laundering. The State accuses him of extorting MVR 500,000 from a detained foreigner and retaining MVR 400,000. The State also claims he used funds to pay loans and appeals to seize MVR 250,000 of suspected laundered money and recover extorted funds.
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The Criminal Court has scheduled the sentencing hearing for former Controller General of Immigration, Mohamed Shamman Waheed, for 4:00 pm today. The verdict was initially scheduled for 21 May but postponed. Shamman faces charges of extortion, abuse of official position, and money laundering. The State accuses him of extorting MVR 500,000 from a detained foreigner and retaining MVR 400,000. The State also claims he used funds to pay loans and appeals to seize MVR 250,000 of suspected laundered money and recover extorted funds.
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