Ex-President Yameen’s hearing scheduled for Sunday

The Criminal Court has scheduled a hearing in the money laundering case against former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom over the sale of R. Fuhgiri for resort development. 

The case against Yameen over the sale of Fuhgiri is linked with the MMPRC graft scandal. He has been charged with money laundering and bribery in connection to the case. 

The last hearing in the case, scheduled for February 15, had been cancelled. 

The hearing has been rescheduled for 09:00 am on Sunday. 

Yameen is already serving a five-year prison sentence for money laundering, after he was convicted of laundering USD 1 million from the sale of GA. Vodamula on November 28, 2019.

He was also fined USD 5 million in the case.

Yameen was serving his sentence in Maafushi Prison, but was transferred to home confinement following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the  prison in April.