Opposition MDP Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail has been served with a police summons over an Anti-Corruption Commission and Police Economic Crime Department investigation into alleged embezzlement of over MVR 11 million in Road Development Corporation funds. Ismail denies the charges as politically motivated, while observers warn of a wider clampdown ahead of the parliamentary elections amid reported electoral violence.
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We are worried about the increase in intimidation, harassment & violence against our candidates/campaign teams ahead of the #Majlis2024 vote. This is an alarming sign of return to pre-2018 electoral context, which was dominated by state us…
In addition several hundreds of MDP members terminated from Gov owned Companies in the last few months.
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Fayyaz, who has been an outspoken critic of the government’s alleged misuse of state resources, especially in the run-up to the upcoming parliamentary elections, finds himself at the centre of allegations involving the embezzlement of over MVR 11 million of state funds through the RDC.
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uncovered that a total of MVR 14 million had been illicitly circulated among personal accounts of three individuals, with one receiving the bulk of the sum, MVR 11 million.
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uncovered that a total of MVR 14 million had been illicitly circulated among personal accounts of three individuals, with one receiving the bulk of the sum, MVR 11 million.
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with funds intended for the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) being diverted for personal use through a series of 216 transactions.
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Incidents of electoral violence in the past 48 hours alone:
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Fayyaz Ismail, Chairperson of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and former Minister of Economic Development, has been served with a police summons in connection with a corruption investigation tied to Road Development Corporation (RDC).
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