The opposition Maldives Democratic Party has alleged that military drones bought by the government at high prices were a scam to raise funds for the upcoming parliamentary election campaign. MDP parliamentary campaign spokesperson Ahmed Easa made the accusation at a press conference, questioning the use of the contingency budget and the haste of the agreement with Turkey.
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It was called a "scam" by the MDP's parliamentary campaign spokesperson and Kendhikulhudhoo MP Ahmed Easa at a press conference held at the party's office on Tuesday evening.
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What was not budgeted, which was taken from the contingency budget, is highly questionable. We very much suspect [that it was done] to raise funds for the upcoming parliamentary elections
The fact that he did it in violation of the general rule raises a lot of suspicion for us. We strongly accuse it of being a large scam to raise funds for the parliamentary election [for the party's campaign].
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The budget passed by parliament last year has allocated MVR 500 million for salary increases.
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