The President’s Office minister Abdulla Ameen is facing corruption charges for writing off a fine issued on a company tasked with developing a domestic airport.
The opposition-aligned Raajje TV and the pro-government newspaper Avas said the Prosecutor General (PG) Muhthaz Muhsin will file charges against Ameen by next week.
However, a PG office spokesperson said the office is still reviewing the case.
The anti-corruption watchdog completed the inquiry into the Thaa Atoll Thimarafushi airport last year and forwarded charges to the PG office in December.
Ameen has previously said the charges were a “character assassination attempt.”
President Abdulla Yameen last week said he will enforce court verdicts, even if they are issued against his ministers.
“I am obligated, and I will happily enforce any sentence, even if they are against my own ministers,” he said.
He also urged the judiciary to expedite cases.
In April, the president said he would enforce verdicts in corruption cases. “Corruption is present in the Maldivian government and in other foreign governments. But work is done to stop such acts. I will enforce verdicts, no matter who it is that is tried and sentenced for corruption.”
The opposition has accused the president of turning a blind eye to corruption within his government.
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