President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that charges will be brought up against more people later in the month regarding the corruption scandal within the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC)

Currently, the former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is on trial at the Criminal Court regarding the scandal.

The former President is charged with money laundering after he allegedly a USD 1 million was deposited to his investment account at the Maldives Islamic Bank instead of the agreed Escrow account with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as show of good faith in cooperation with their investigation.

Responding to questions at the press conference held at the President’s Office yesterday, President Solih said that more cases will be sent to the Prosecutor General’s Office next week to pursue charges regarding the MMPRC cases.

He said that the Commission on State Asset Recovery is continuing their hardwork to look into the list of people who profited from the MMPRC corruption.

The President noted that according to the report by the Asset Recovery Commission, USD 220 million is owed to the state.