A preliminary hearing in the case regarding money-laundering allegations pinned on former President Abdulla Yameen, are set to begin on Sunday.
Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham filed the money-laundering charges against the ex-President on Wednesday
The first preliminary hearing in the case has been scheduled by the Criminal Court for 9:30 on Sunday morning.
Police had also filed a case against former minister at the President’s Office, Azima Shakoor at the Prosecutor General’s office for allegedly providing false information to authorities.
However, the PG is yet to decide whether or not to raise charges against Azima Shakoor.
Police has revealed that Yameen is charged regarding the money deposited to his private account at the Maldives Islamic Bank, alleged to be embezzled through state funds that were received through the lease of islands and lagoons by the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC). He is charged for providing false information to authorities upon questioning.
Yameen is also charges with using the embezzled money transferred to his private account, to his benefit and not returning the money to state funds even after being ordered to do so.
The case was filed against Yameen n mid-September by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).
A statement by the police reads that they will take all necessary measures against Yameen if he is found guilty.
Following a previous interrogation, the former President had said that he was questioned over the money that was deposited to his account during the presidential election campaign last September as well as the USD one million involving MMPRC.
Bank accounts linked to him have been frozen since, with authorities seizing over MVR 100 million.
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