Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) to file charges against former Minister of Defence Major General Moosa Ali Jaleel for money laundering in connection to the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) corruption scandal.
ACC stated its investigation found that the USD64,850 received by Jaleel through former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb from the funds MMPRC received for the sale of islands and lagoons for resort development was obtained through criminal means. The commission said there were sufficient grounds to establish Jaleel had been aware the money was obtained criminally but he deposited the money to his personal bank account and spent it.
The case has been sent to PGO for prosecution for money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Act. In addition, ACC also instructed MMPRC to recover the amount Jaleel had received.