Abdulla Maumoon (Maanu), who was convicted in September of taking bribes during his time as the managing director of Maldive Gas, has appealed his sentence with the High Court.
Maumoon had helmed the state-owned Maldive Gas during former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s administration.
In 2024, the state charged Maumoon with seven counts of bribery over money deposits between 2016 and 2017 linked to a supplier that was made to bank accounts registered to him, his companies and family members.
On September 29, the Criminal Court found Maumoon guilty of two counts of bribery, and sentenced him to 12 years in prison; three years for each count.
Maumoon appealed the ruling with the High Court last week. However, it is unclear if the court has registered the petition.
Maumoon had fled the Maldives after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) began investigating him for corruption soon after the end of Yameen’s administration. But he returned to Male’ last year, and had a travel ban imposed on him to prevent him from leaving the country as he stood trial for bribery.