High Court of the Maldives has ordered to amend the appeal against the prison sentence of 11 years against former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
On December 25, the Criminal Court of the Maldives sentenced former President Yameen to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of charges of money laundering and accepting bribes in relation to the lease of Aarah, Vaavu Atoll, for resort development through the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC). He appealed the verdict in the High Court on February 21. The High Court has asked Yameen's lawyers to correct some parts of the appeal documents. However, it is not known what was requested to be corrected.
Meanwhile, another case is ongoing in Criminal Court where former President Yameen is charged with seeking a bribe of USD1.3 million to lease Fuhgiri to City Island Holdings Limited, which was facilitated by Ahmed Krik Riza. The state has accused Yameen of laundering USD1.1 million of the bribe through Sun Investment Private Limited and Sun Construction Engineering Private Limited.