The High Court has ruled against former Controller General of Immigration, Mohamed Shamaan Waheed, in his bid to overturn his detention in a corruption case.
Shamaan, 36, was dismissed from his role as the head of Maldives Immigration on March 20. In a statement shortly after the news of his dismissal broke, the police said they were investigating a case involving “several employees of Maldives Immigration who misused their authority to gain undue benefits from expatriate workers.”
Investigators raided Shamaan’s residence in Male’ the same night, and seized MVR 257,475, USD 10,000 and cash in other foreign currencies, as well as electronic devices.
He was arrested on March 21 after he arrived at the Sergeant Adam Haleem Criminal Investigation Building for questioning.
The Criminal Court initially remanded him in custody of the police for 15 days, before ordering him to jail pending the outcome of his trial on April 6. He appealed both decisions with the High Court.
To be updated…