Former President Mohamed Nasheed has said that, under the agreements signed between the Maldives and the People’s Republic of China, Maldives might face a total debt of USD 3 billion.

Speaking to Reuters, the former President had said that they will conduct a thorough probe into deals with China.

“The government continues to scrutinize the deals signed by the previous government, many of which, we fear, were subject to large scale corruption. We must allow the government to examine these deals with forensic detail,” he said.

While there has been constant chatter about the potential harmful effects of the loans taken by former strongman, Abdulla Yameen, he had denied any wrongdoings on his part on several counts.