Leaked report on Muizzu graft allegation stirs row
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.