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Criminal Court Cancels Hearing in Yameen’s Trial

The Criminal Court on Sunday cancelled a hearing in the bribery and money laundering trial of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and associate Ahmed Kurik Riza after Riza's lawyers submitted medical certificates saying he was unfit to appear. Yameen is already serving an 11-year money laundering sentence over the Aarah lease and is being tried over an alleged US$1.1 million bribe for the Fuggiri Island lease.

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  1. Sun 2 Jul
    The Criminal Court cancelled a hearing in the bribery and money laundering trial of Yameen and Riza. on Sunday only Maldives Republic The Criminal Court on Sunday cancelled a hearing in the bribery and money laundering trial of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and his close associate Ahmed Kurik Riza.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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Figures in these reports

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  • US$1.1 million alleged bribe for Fuggiri Island lease Maldives Republic He is now being tried on charges of money laundering and accepting a bribe of US$1.1 million in exchange for the lease of Fuggiri to a Dubai-based company in September 2015.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • US$1.3 million kickback amount allegedly deposited in Yameen's account Maldives Republic Riza helped deposit US$1.3 million received in kickbacks in Yameen’s account, which was funnelled through two subsidiaries of the Sun Group

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 11-year prison sentence served by Yameen Maldives Republic Yameen is already serving an 11-year prison sentence on charges of money laundering which stemmed from the lease of Aarah, Vaavu Atoll, for resort development through the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC).

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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  • The Criminal Court scheduled multiple hearings in the trial. Tuesday and next week Maldives Republic The Criminal Court has scheduled multiple hearings in the trial for Tuesday and next week.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb testified that Riza helped deposit kickbacks in Yameen's account. mid-June Maldives Republic Former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, who is currently serving time after being convicted on multiple charges of corruption relating to the MMPRC scandal, testified mid-June that Riza helped deposit US$1.3 million received in kickbacks in Yameen’s account

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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Abdulla Yameen Former PresidentAhmed Adeeb Former Vice PresidentAhmed Kurik RizaCriminal CourtMaldives Marketing and Public Relations CorporationMaldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC)Sun Group

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