President Mohamed Muizzu denied opposition corruption allegations based on leaked police and Maldives Monetary Authority Financial Intelligence Unit reports, calling one a "supposed draft". Opposition parties MDP and PNF called for investigations into the allegations, while local news agency Adhadhu said it had confirmed an FIU report as authentic.
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The President's comments came after the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and People's National Front (PNF) on Tuesday called for a probe into allegations of corruption by Muizzu during his tenure as the Minister of Housing within the Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom administration.
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A draft report, a supposed police report, it is a draft, it has no stamp or date, they have structured it as they want. If they had found it [corruption] wouldn't they have [charged me]? They [MDP] have been in power for the last five years
I think Muizzu should hand over the responsibility of his post to the Vice President [Hussain Mohamed Lateef]. He should be isolated from responsibility until he is cleared of these allegations and the case is investigated
We are very concerned over the details that large amounts of money were deposited into Muizzu's personal account while he was a minister
I believe that independent institutions should look into these issues in a responsible manner and clarify the truth to the people… If the allegations made on social media against President Muizzu are true, it falls on the Parliament to rem…
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In a subsequent MDP parliamentary campaign press conference, the main opposition party also called on independent institutions to investigate the allegations against President Muizzu.
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