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Former MPL chief sentenced to over eight years in fuel fraud case
The Criminal Court sentenced former MPL Procurement Department Chief Manager Mohamed Aiman to eight years, nine months and 18 days in prison for fuel fraud involving MVR 6.7 million in transactions from 2019 and 2020. The court found him guilty of misappropriating 783,100 litres of diesel and approving 119 undelivered fuel notes, and ordered him to repay MVR 6.7 million to the State.
LatestMaldivian, Bangladeshi jailed for over 8 Years in MPL fuel embezzlement caseMaldives Voice, 31 Oct, 20:03
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Tue 23 MarMPL dismissed Aiman; Employment Tribunal ordered reinstatement, later overturned by the High Court which awarded MVR 1 compensationMaldives Ports Limiteddismissed 23 March 2021only One OnlineMPL dismissed Aiman on 23 March 2021. Although the Employment Tribunal initially ordered his reinstatement, the High Court later overturned the decision and ruled that he was entitled to only MVR 1 in compensation.
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embezzlementRaajje (English), The Edition, Maldives Voice
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One Online30 Oct, 00:10 · first report
Raajje (English)30 Oct, 16:21 · 16 h 10 min later
The Edition31 Oct, 18:35 · 42 h 25 min later
Maldives Voice31 Oct, 20:03 · 43 h 52 min later
30 Oct, 00:1031 Oct, 20:03
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prison sentencenine months and 18 daysThe Editioneight years, nine months and 18 daysMaldives VoiceIn the charge of producing forged documents, Aiman and Sojib were sentenced to nine months and 18 days in prison.
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prison sentence 2026eight years, nine months and 18 daysOne Onlinesentenced former Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) Procurement Department Chief Manager Mohamed Aiman, S. Feydhoo, to eight years, nine months and 18 days in prison
loss and repayment ordered 2019-2020MVR 6.7 millionOne OnlineThe transactions resulted in a loss of MVR 6.7 million. ... The court also ordered him to repay MVR 6.7 million to the State.
compensation awarded after appeal after 23 March 2021 dismissalMVR 1One Onlinethe High Court later overturned the decision and ruled that he was entitled to only MVR 1 in compensation
restitution ordered to the stateMVR 6,799,800Raajje (English)The court also ordered them to pay MVR 6,799,800 (six million seven hundred ninety-nine thousand eight hundred) in restitution to the state.
eight years, nine months and 18 daysprison sentenceOne Onlinesentenced former Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) Procurement Department Chief Manager Mohamed Aiman, S. Feydhoo, to eight years, nine months and 18 days in prison
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783,100 litresdiesel misappropriatedOne Onlinemisappropriating 783,100 litres of diesel purchased through Fuel Supplies Maldives (FSM)
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119 delivery notesfraudulent delivery notes approvedOne Onlineapproving 119 delivery notes for fuel that MPL had not received
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MVR 6.7 millionloss and repayment orderedOne OnlineThe transactions resulted in a loss of MVR 6.7 million. ... The court also ordered him to repay MVR 6.7 million to the State.
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MVR 1compensation awarded after appealOne Onlinethe High Court later overturned the decision and ruled that he was entitled to only MVR 1 in compensation
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MVR 6,799,800restitution ordered to the stateRaajje (English)The court also ordered them to pay MVR 6,799,800 (six million seven hundred ninety-nine thousand eight hundred) in restitution to the state.
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more than 700,000 litersfuel misappropriated, total value represented by restitutionRaajje (English)This amount represents the total value of the more than 700,000 liters of fuel misappropriated in the case.
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783,100 litersdiesel embezzled according to the prosecutionRaajje (English)According to the prosecution, these delivery notes were accepted and processed through the system to facilitate the embezzlement of a total of 783,100 liters of diesel that never reached MPL.
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119 delivery notesfalsified delivery notes investigatedRaajje (English)Charges in this case were filed following an investigation into 119 delivery notes issued between January 13, 2020, and October 10, 2020.
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9 months and 18 daysadditional prison sentence for document offencesRaajje (English)Consequently, both individuals have been sentenced to an additional 9 months and 18 days in prison.
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MVR 6.7 millioncompensation ordered to the stateThe EditionAdditionally, both individuals were ordered to pay MVR 6.7 million, which is the value of the embezzled fuel, to the state as compensation.
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783,100 litersfuel shown as received on delivery notesThe EditionShowing that a total of 783,100 liters of fuel had been received, MVR 6.7 million equivalent to it was paid to FSM.
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119 delivery notesdelivery notes in the fuel delivery transactionsThe EditionHe worked to show that he had delivered the diesel specified in 119 delivery notes prepared as part of the fuel delivery transactions to MPL.
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nine months and 18 daysprison sentence for producing a forged documentThe EditionIn the charge of producing forged documents, Aiman and Sojib were sentenced to nine months and 18 days in prison.
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MVR 1compensation awarded to Aiman by the High CourtThe EditionHowever, the High Court decided that Aiman does not need to be reinstated, awarded MVR 1 to Aiman as compensation, and ordered MPL to pay it within seven days.
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783,100 litresdiesel falsely recorded as received by MPLMaldives VoiceThe documents were subsequently entered into the company's system to falsely indicate that MPL had received 783,100 litres of diesel.
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MVR 6,799,800 (approximately USD 440,190)amount MPL paid FSM for undelivered fuel / compensation ordered to StateMaldives VoiceMPL paid FSM MVR 6,799,800 (approximately USD 440,190) for fuel that had not been delivered.
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eight years, nine months and 18 daysprison sentenceMaldives VoiceOn Thursday, the court sentenced both defendants to eight years, nine months and 18 days in prison.
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The High Court decided Aiman does not need to be reinstated, awarded him MVR 1 as compensation, and ordered MPL to pay it within seven days.within seven daysHigh CourtThe EditionHowever, the High Court decided that Aiman does not need to be reinstated, awarded MVR 1 to Aiman as compensation, and ordered MPL to pay it within seven days.
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The Employment Tribunal ordered that Aiman be reinstated and compensated after he challenged his dismissal over the fraud.Employment TribunalThe EditionWhen Aiman submitted the case of his dismissal over this fraud to the Employment Tribunal, it ordered that he be reinstated and compensated.
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