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Police to Seize Two Apartments Owned by Ex-FAM President at Amin Avenue Hulhumalé

A court order issued on 28 September requires former FAM president Bassam Adeel Jaleel to hand over two apartments he owns at Amin Avenue in Hulhumalé to the police by the 6th of this month, and police are taking steps to seize them. Police allege Jaleel spent US$1 million of a US$1.9 million FIFA Covid loan on the apartments, and FIFA suspended him for nine months in June.

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What happened

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  1. Thu 20 Jun
    FIFA suspended Jaleel from all footballing activities for nine months. 20 June only Maldives Republic FIFA decided on 20 June to suspend Jaleel from all footballing activities for nine months after the world footballing body's Investigative Chamber found that he had abused his influence as the FAM's top official to solicit gifts and misused funds designated for the Maldives.

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  2. Sat 28 Sep
    A court order was issued requiring Jaleel to hand over two apartments in Hulhumalé owned by him to the police by the 6th of this month. 28 September only Maldives Republic newest A court order was issued on 28 September for beleaguered former President of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) Bassam Adeel Jaleel to hand over two apartments in Hulhumalé owned by him to the police by the 6th of this month, and the agency is taking the necessary steps to seize the properties, a spokesman has confirmed.

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How the reporting differs

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Police to Seize Two Apartments Owned by Ex-FAM President at Amin Avenue Hulhumalé

US$1 million FIFA funds allegedly spent by Jaleel across three instalments to buy the apartments
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  • US$1 million FIFA funds allegedly spent by Jaleel across three instalments to buy the apartments Maldives Republic Police allege that Jaleel spent, across three instalments, US$1 million of the $1.9 million Covid loan designated to the FAM by FIFA to buy the apartments at Amin Avenue.

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  • $1.9 million FIFA Covid loan designated to the FAM Maldives Republic Police allege that Jaleel spent, across three instalments, US$1 million of the $1.9 million Covid loan designated to the FAM by FIFA to buy the apartments at Amin Avenue.

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

  • US$10,000 FIFA funds Jaleel allegedly diverted to his own account Maldives Republic According to the money laundering case filed against Jaleel, he diverted at least US$10,000 of FIFA's funds to his own account.

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Other events named

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  • The PGO filed fraud and money laundering charges against Jaleel. February this year Maldives Republic until the PGO filed fraud and money laundering charges against him in February this year.

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Finance & banking

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Hulhumalé

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Amin ConstructionBassam Adeel Jaleel former President of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM)FIFAFootball Association of Maldives (FAM)Hassan Waheed who was then in charge of the FAM and later became chairman of ValenciaMohamed Ageel the then head of the FAM's financial departmentProsecutor General's Office

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