Deccan Chronicle

Leaked report on Muizzu graft allegation stirs row

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Male, April 17: Ahead of the parliament­ary polls in the Maldives, opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachmen­t of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him.

Elections to the Majlis are to be held on Sunday and the atmosphere has been vitiated by the trading of charges between the main opposition the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC).

Local media reports have highlighte­d that the political storm started on Monday with an anonymous handle Hassan Kurusee posting on social media X leaked intelligen­ce reports, including documents prepared by the Financial Intelligen­ce Unit (FIU) of the Maldives Monetary Authority and the Maldives Police Service that allegedly linked President Muizzu to corruption.

These reports, dated circa 2018, claim irregulari­ties in money transfers to President

Muizzu’s personal bank account, highlighti­ng 10 critical red flag indicators of financial misconduct.

These indicators suggest involvemen­t with politicall­y exposed persons, embezzleme­nt, structured transactio­ns, and the use of corporate entities to hide fund origins, news portal Maldives Republic (mvrepublic.com) reported.

The allegation­s soon created a political storm with several reactions pouring in on various social media channels. News portals and newspapers, however, tread with caution. The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and People’s National Front (PNF) demanded an investigat­ion into the matter.

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