Singaporean police are reportedly investigating former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s half brother Abdulla Yameen for alleged involvement in an international money laundering racket thought to be worth up to US$800 million – if accurate, a staggering 80 percent of the Maldives’ annual GDP.
Yameen is an MP and leader of the People’s Alliance (PA) party, which in coalition with the opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), of which Gayoom is the ‘honorary leader’, together maintain a parliamentary majority in the Maldives.
The allegation is central to an explosive piece in India’s The Week magazine by Sumon K Chakrabarti, Chief National Correspondent of CNN-IBN, who describes Yameen as “the kingpin” of a scheme to buy subsidised oil through the State Trading Organisation’s branch in Singapore and sell it on through an entity called ‘Mocom Trading’ to the Burmese military junta, at a black market premium.
“The Maldives receives subsidised oil from OPEC nations, thanks to its 100 percent Sunni Muslim population. The Gayooms bought oil, saying it was for the Maldives, and sold it to Myanmar on the international black market. As Myanmar is facing international sanctions, the junta secretly sold the Burmese and ‘Maldivian’ oil to certain Asian countries, including a wannabe superpower,” alleged Chakrabarti, who is writing a book on Gayoom’s administration and the democracy movement that led to its fall.
“Sources in the Singapore Police said their investigation has confirmed ‘shipping fraud through the diversion of chartered vessels where oil cargo intended for the Maldives was sold on the black market creating a super profit for many years,’” the report added.
Referencing an unnamed Maldivian cabinet Minister, The Week states that: “what is becoming clear is that oil tankers regularly left Singapore for the Maldives, but never arrived here.”
The article draws heavily on an investigation report by international accountancy firm Grant Thorton, commissioned by the Maldives government in March 2010, which obtained three hard drives containing financial information detailing transactions from 2002 to 2008. No digital data was available before 2002, and the paper trail “was hazy”.
According to The Week, Grant Thorton’s report identifies Myanmar businessman and head of the Kanbawza Bank and Kanbawza Football Club, Aung Ko Win, as the middleman acting between the Maldivian connection and Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, the second highest-ranking member of the Burmese junta – one of the world’s most oppressive regimes, perhaps exceeded only by North Korea.
Also allegedly implicated in the Grant Thorton report are Brigader-General Lun Thi, the junta’s Minister of Energy, Aung Thaung, the Burmese Minister of industry, “and his son, Major Pye Aung, who is married to Aye’s daughter, Nander Aye.”
“Another Burmese business couple, Tun Myint Naing (aka ‘Steven Law’) and his wife, were linked to the Gayooms,” alleged The Week.
According to a 2000 report on the Golden Triangle Opium trade by Hong Kong-based regional security analysis firm, Asia Pacific Media Services, “in 1996 Steven Law was refused a visa to the USA on suspicion of involvement in narcotics trafficking”, and several companies linked to him were blacklisted because of his suspected involvement in his father’s drug empire.
His father, Lo Hsing Han, also known as Law Sit Han, is named in the report as a notorious ‘Golden Triangle’ heroin baron turned businessman, with financial ties to Singapore. He was also responsible responsible for arranging a lavish wedding in 2006 for the daughter of Burmese dictator Than Shwe.
“Lo Hsing-han and his family set up the Asia World Company… involved in import-export business, bus transport, housing and hotel construction, a supermarket chain, and Rangoon’s port development,” APMS wrote.
According to The Week report, “Yameen was allegedly aided by Ahmed Muneez, former Managing Director of STO Singapore, and by Mohamed Hussain Maniku, former MD, STO. Maniku was MD from 1993 to 2008, and currently serves as the Maldives’ Ambassador to Washington.
The operation
According to The Week article, the engine of the operation was the Singaporean branch of the government-owned State Trading Organisation (STO), of which Yameen was the board chairman until 2005.
Fuel was purchased by STO Singapore from companies including Shell Eastern Petroleum Pvt Ltd, Singapore Petroleum company and Petronas, and sold mostly to the STO (for Maldivian consumption) and Myanmar, “except in 2002, when the bulk of the revenue came from Malaysia.”
The “first red flag” appeared in an audit report on the STO by KPMG, one of the four major international auditing firms which took over the STO’s audits in 2004 from Price WaterhouseCoopers.
The firm noted: “A company incorporated in Singapore by the name of Mocom Trading Pte Ltd in 2004 has not been discluded under Note No. 30 to the Financial Statements. There was no evidence available with regard to approval of the incorporation. Further, we are unable to establish the volume and the nature of the company with the group.”
In a subsequent report, KMPG noted: “The name of the company has been struck off on 20th April 2006.”
Investigators learned that Mocom Trading was set up in February 2004 as a joint venture between STO Singapore and a Malaysian company called ‘Mocom Corporation Sdn Bhd’, with the purpose of selling oil to Myanmar and an authorised capital of US$1 million.
According to The Week, the company had four shareholders: Kamal Bin Rashid, a Burmese national, two Maldivians: Fathimath Ashan and Sana Mansoor, and a Malaysian man named Raja Abdul Rashid Bin Raja Badiozaman. Badiozaman was the Chief of Intelligence for the Malaysian armed forces for seven years and a 34 year veteran of the military, prior to his retirement in 1995 at the rank of Lieutenant General.
As well as the four shareholders, former Managing Director of STO Singapore Ahmed Muneez served as director. The Week reported that Muneez informed investigators that Mocom Corportation was one of four companies with a tender to sell oil to the Burmese junta, alongside Daewoo, Petrocom Energy and Hyandai.
Under the contract, wrote The Week, “STO Singapore was to supply Mocom Trading with diesel. But since Mocom Corporation held the original contact, the company was entitled to commission of nearly 40 percent of the profits.”
That commission was to be deposited in an United Overseas Bank account in Singapore, “a US dollar account held solely by Rashid. So, the books would show that the commission was being paid to Mocom, but Rashid would pocket it.”
In a second example cited by The Week, investigators discovered that “STO Singapore and Mocom Trading duplicated sales invoices to Myanmar. The invoices showed the number of barrels delivered and the unit price. Both sets of invoices were identical, except for the price per barrel. The unit price on the STO Singapore invoices was US$5 more than the unit price of the Mocom Trading invoice. This was done to confuse auditors.”
As a result, “the sum total of all Mocom Trading invoices to Myanmar Petrochemical Enterprises was US$45,751,423, while the sum total of the invoices raised by STO Singapore was US$51,423,523 – a difference of US$5,672,100.”
Furthermore, “investigators found instances where bills of lading (indicating receipt of consignment) were unsigned by the ship’s master.”
Money from the Maldives
Despite his officially stepping down from the STO in 2005, The Week referenced the report as saying that debit notes in Singapore “show payments made on account of Yameen in 2007 and 2008.”
Citing the report directly, The Week wrote: “The debit notes were created as a result of receiving funds from Mr Yameen deposited at the STO head office, which were then transferred to STO Singapore’s bank accounts. This corresponded with a document received from STO head office confirming the payments were deposited by Yameen into STO’s bank accounts via cheque.
The Week claimed that Yameen was aided by Muneez on the STO Singapore side, and by Mohamed Hussain Maniku, former STO managing director, on the Maldivian end until 2008.
“In conversation with Mr Muneez, this was to provide monies for the living expenses of his [Yameen’s] son and daughter, both studying in Singapore. Their living expenses were distributed by Mr Muneez,” the Grant Thorton report stated, according to The Week.
In an interview with Minivan News, Yameen confirmed that he had used the STO’s accounts to send money to his children in Singapore, “and I have all the receipts.”
He described the then STO head in Singapore as “a personal friend”, and said “I always paid the STO in advance. It was a legitimate way of avoiding foreign exchange [fees]. The STO was not lending me money.”
He denied sending money following his departure from the organisation: “After I left, I did not do it. In fact I did not do it 3 to4 years before leaving the STO. I used telegraphic transfer.”
Yameen described the wider allegations contained in The Week article as “absolute rubbish”, and denied being under investigation by the Singaporean police saying that he had friends in Singapore who would have informed him if that were the case.
The article, he said, was part of a smear campaign orchestrated by current President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, a freelance writer and the dismissed Auditor General “now in London”, who he claimed had hired the audit team – “they spent two weeks in the STO in Singapore conducting an investigation.”
Yameen said he did not have a hand in any of the STO’s operations in Singapore, and that if Muneez was managing director at the time of any alleged wrong-doing, “any allegations should carry his name.”
He denied any knowledge or affiliation with Steven Law or Lo Hsing Han, and said that as for Mocom Trading, “if that company is registered, Maniku would know about it.”
Asked to confirm whether the STO Singapore had been supplying fuel to Myanmar during his time as chair of the board, “it could have been – Myanmar, Vietnam, the STO is an entrepreneurial trade organisation. It trades [commodities like] oil, cement, sugar, rice to places in need. It’s perfectly legitimate. “
Asked whether it was appropriate to trade goods to a country ostracised by the international community, Yameen observed that the trading had “nothing to do with the moral high-ground, at least at that time. Even even now the STO buys from one country and sells to those in need.”
Asked why the President would hire a freelance writer to smear his reputation after the local council elections, “that’s because Nasheed would like to hold me in captivity.”
The only way Nasheed could exert political control, Yameen claimed, “was to resort to this kind of political blackmail”.
“Unfortunately he has not been able to do that with me. I was a perfectly clean minister while in Gayoom’s cabinet. They have nothing on me.”
Last time around
No love is lost between Yameen and the present Maldivian administration, which detained him and Jumhoree Party (JP) leader Gasim Ibrahim in early July 2010 on accusations of bribery and, according to the police charge sheet, “attempting to topple the government illegally.”
President Nasheed’s cabinet had resigned en masse the week prior, in protest against what they claimed were the “scorched earth politics” of the opposition-majority parliament, leaving only President Mohamed Nasheed and Vice President Mohamed Waheed Hassan in charge of the country. The move circumvented regulations blocking the arrest of MPs while no-confidence motions were pending against sitting ministers.
Several days later, audio recordings of conversations between several MPs, including Yameen and Gasim, were leaked to the media. The recordings carried implications of vote-buying within parliament, suggestions of collaboration with the officials in the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), and details of a plan to derail the progress of a taxation bill.
Yameen defended the conversation at the time as “not to borrow money to bribe MPs… [rather] As friends, we might help each other.”
The issue quickly became one of invasion of privacy, and the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) issued a statement to that effect.
Unable to get an arrest warrant extension for the pair through the Maldivian courts, the government quickly found itself facing international criticism and diplomatic urging to “stick to the rule of law”, after Yameen was detained by the military on the Presidential Retreat of Aarah purportedly “for his own protection.”
While in custody, Yameen told local media he did not wish to be detained in ‘protective’ custody. The military refused to present him before the court on a court order, raising more international eyebrows.
Later in July, the President’s Press Secretary Mohamed Zuhair told Minivan News that the government had felt obliged to take action after six MDP MPs came forward with statements alleging Yameen and Gasim had attempted to bribe them to vote against the government.
The opposition PA-DRP coalition already has a small voting majority, with the addition of supportive independent MPs. However, certain votes require a two-thirds majority of the 77 member chamber – such as a no-confidence motion to impeach the president.
Zuhair told Minivan News at the time that given the severity of the allegations against them, neither could be considered prisoners of conscience.
“I cannot describe these people as political leaders – they are accused of high crimes and plots against the state,” Zuhair said.
“These MPs are two individuals of high net worth – tycoons with vested interests,” he explained. “In pursuing their business interests they became enormously rich during the previous regime, and now they are trying to use their ill-gotten gains to bribe members in the Majlis [parliament] and judiciary to keep themselves in power and above the fray.”
“They were up to all sorts of dark and evil schemes,” Zuhair alleged. “There were plans afoot to topple the government illegally before the interim period was over.”
Yameen was also one of many former and serving Ministers on an audit hit-list issued by Auditor General Ibrahim Naeem, prior to his dismissal on March 29, 2010.
Naeem, who was appointed by former President Gayoom, had produced a damning report detailing the previous government’s spending habits. These, according to an article on the report published in the New York Times, included an estimated “US$9.5 million spent buying and delivering a luxury yacht from Germany for the president, $17 million on renovations of the presidential palace and family houses,a saltwater swimming pool, badminton court, gymnasium, 11 speed boats and 55 cars, including the country’s only Mercedes-Benz.”
“And the list goes on, from Loro Piana suits and trousers to watches and hefty bills for medical services in Singapore for ‘important people and their families. There was a US$70,000 trip to Dubai by the first lady in 2007, a US$20,000 bill for a member of the family of the former president to stay a week at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore. On one occasion, diapers were sent to the islands by airfreight from Britain for Mr Gayoom’s grandson,” wrote the NYT, citing Naeem’s report.
The Maldives government had “begun the paper chase”, the NYT report claimed, “but it lacks the resources to unravel a complex trail that it assumes runs through the British Channel Islands, Singapore and Malaysia.”
On March 24, Naeem sent a list of current and former government ministers to the Prosecutor General, requesting they be prosecuted for failure to declare their assets, citing Article 138 of the Constitution requiring every member of the Cabinet to “annually submit to the Auditor General a statement of all property and monies owned by him, business interests and all assets and liabilities.”
He then held a press conference: “A lot of the government’s money was taken through corrupt [means] and saved in the banks of England, Switzerland, Singapore and Malaysia,” Naeem said, during his first press appearance in eight months.
Five days later he was dismissed by the opposition-majority parliament on allegations of corruption by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), for purportedly using the government’s money to buy a tie and visit Thulhaidhu in Baa Atoll. The motion to dismiss Naeem was put forward by the parliamentary finance committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker and member of Yameen’s PA party Ahmed Nazim, who the previous week had pleaded not guilty to ACC charges of conspiracy to defraud the former ministry of atolls development while he was Managing Director of Namira Engineering and Trading Pvt Ltd.
The parliament has yet to approve a replacement auditor general.
Representatives of the former government have steadfastly denied the existence of stolen funds. Gayoom’s assistant and former chief government spokesperson Mohamed Hussain ‘Mundhu’ Shareef told Minivan News in December 2009 that ”there is no evidence to link Gayoom to corruption”, and urged accusers “to show us the evidence.”
“If you have the details make them public, instead of repeating allegations,” he said at the time. “[Gayoom] has said, ‘go ahead and take a look, and if you find anything make it public.’”
Shareef had not responded to Minivan News at the time of going to press.
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Yameen really does look like he is from Burma.
Wow.
$800 millions of our money.
Mind giving it back to us, Mr. Gayoom and Mr. Yameen?
If there was ever a great time to prosecute people who have looted the country - and the former Auditor General and reputed firms like KPMG confirm this - it is now, and the state must waste no time in prosecuting them.
What I worry about is that if the opposition controlled parliament can seemingly get rid of a pesky Auditor General, would an apparently opposition leaning judiciary be able to serve justice?
Wow!
This is perfectly a true story. This went on with the help of Koli Ali Maniku who got all these people together. Foreign Minister Fathullah Jameel and Abdulla Hameed both were also covered in these sales. For STO MD still has these funds kept in his accounts in Bangkok and in Thailand. A company named Seven Seas in Bangkok Thailand is holding over 2 billion Bhat belonging to Yameen and Maniku.
@yaamyn - the answer to your question, I think, would be a resounding no.
The 800 million referred to here - and no doubt much more that is hidden - IS the reason why members of the previous regime wants to control the judiciary at whatever cost.
Buying the parliament is a project that has already been completed. No honest parliament would throw out the Auditor General for wearing the wrong tie when he is investigating major fraud that cost the country close to a billion dollars.
If the judiciary becomes independent, the party will be over for the old regime.
We need to purge our judiciary of the cronies of Gayoom's regime.
A good place to start would be the JSC. As long as they keep playing the games they are doing now, we won't get justice.
Burma. They are doing business with Burma. Burma!
That tells us all we need to know about how much they care about us as people, or as human beings.
he was just washing the money.. clean person that he is.
This is nearly one billion dollars!
How do you spend that amount? Well I suppose there is the bribery of the judges, oh yes and the Majlis, not forgetting the bribing the local islands on the local elections, the ridiculous yacht, oh and the palace with theca's and perks and the extended family and friends that deserve money for being gold medalists in sucking up and being toad like. After that little lot, the rest can be saved for a rainy day, in The Channel Islands or Switzerland or Thailand.
Mr Average must feel physically sick reading this. Pure evil.
So that is how come Maldives is awash with Brown Sugar. Maldives - Yameen - Singapore - oil - heroin - Maldives
A very good story. Just prove it in a Maldivian court or elsewhere.
I know I shouldn't be surprised but still...... ***gasp***!!!
I know the leaders of our country know about this and simply do nothing or are unable to do anything, either way lots of Maldivians are aware of this.
I seriously do not know why the present government or the opposition parties are not pursuing after this looted monies of ours, I am beginning to wonder are all these politician part of this racket.
No news about the people who tortured us, our parents or our children. Adam Zahir is better of during this government than during the Ex president time.
We do not hear any one talking about the day light robbery carried out by Ex President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's brother in law Illiyas Ibrahim who practicaly robbed out fishing industry FBID.
What kind of a government is this? what kind of a opposition party are we having? I seriously think good people of this country should raise up like the Egyptian and fight to get out monies at least.
All these politician wants is Power but do not want to help us get looted assets of our country to us.
"Heyo veri kameh nukure vey ne" without attending to these matters. Its the poor people of this country who suffer because of this, its their money these people have stolen. 300,000 people fate should not be in this predicament. Maldivian should be much better of than this.
All the money we got during the hay days of our fishing and tourism were stolen by Ex President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's Brother Yameen and his Brother in law Illiyas Ibrahim and Ex Prsident is the who conducted the orchestra to rob this country and torture.
And when our Arab brothers gave us oil at a cheap rate this too Yameen and his gang has stolen.
we must strive and struggle to get it back.
No body is even talking about it lately.
That is a shit load of money that's been ripped off. Justice must be served
For evil people to flourish they only need to have a corrupt judiciary to protect them and then to muddy the trail.
For this individual it was simple and still he continues to name scapegoats in his deceitful way to clear his tacks.
When someone is this devious we cannot allow them to bend and use our system against us to say prove it, we must act to save ourselves from corruption and recover the money at any cost.
Those that are dirty in their ways deserve the same in return, they do not deserve the privilege of perverted justice, the real thing is needed.
Being nice to evil people is never appreciated by them a as second chance, only more weakness from the people they betrayed in the first place.
Mubarak did not walk because he saw the light, he walked because the page of history turned, do we have the courage to do the same?
I think the commission found no wrong doings on former STO MD Manik's side, so he is cleared and appointed as CEO of Pension 🙂
This money laundering is still going on, Muneez plays a big role.
Its not true, its simply not true....
If the government cannot handle this, let the public take over the judiciary and ensure we get justice, the money, one way or the other.
Impunity is the bane of our existence :/
Yameen is crook!! with his B*****DS even in this government. They have secretly creeped into the government and obtain high level posts and now comfortable!!
Huh? Another story to sell? to defame Yameen. I wdont know why this goverment bribe people to write stories about the Political Leader. Anni is so afraid of Yameen. He hires people from diferent parts of the world to write against his rivals.
800 Million dollar Money Laundring Fraud escaped from Singapore Police???? How on earth? Who is to belive that. Mr Robinson how much are you being paid? Did you check from Singapore Police that this investigation is being carried? I am sure No. You cant just write whats written on a paper.
WhyMr Robinson have not checked the facts with than STO MD Mr. Manik? or the Singapore MD? I think he should have checked from them before writing such an article. When you talk about US$80O Million tell us how you arrived that amount? This is bloody shit intended to defame Mr. Yameen.
I think the Singaporean police will prove it more clearly and way more effectively than the corrupt law enforcement, judiciary and judges here ever will.
Run if you want, DRP boys - we're on to you. Whether you run or fight, it makes no difference; the moment the people choose to topple the previous regime, you should have escaped to Switzerland to live out your days on the stolen money of the people.
And even doing that wouldn't have saved you from us. We too, can go to Switzerland. :3
Some good work by the former auditor general and the team. But I'm wondering why people named in this article are still holding prominent positions in this government.
In order to be credible as an anti corruption campaigner, the president urgently needs to clean up the current government.
Sir Robinson, if MOCOM is a subsidiary of STO, where is its directors? cant you clarify some information from them? Why have they not been asked abt their trading? Whether its legitimate or not? Why the trading profits had gone? You should have interviewed them before publishing this article
I dont find doing business Burma as a problem. The whole purpose of STO Singapore is earning foreign currency for STO's trading. After all we have been importing rice from Burma for a long long time. There is no wrong in that.
If this case is being investigated why have you not confirmed or asked about it from STO Maldives MD or STO Singapore MD? I see it too hastly written to slander Yameen? I can tell you that an in Indian news paper wrote abt Mr Presedent Nasheed Drinking SHULA SHIRAZ. Why you guys never covered that topic? We know that MINIVAN is sponsored by president Nasheed to promote his ideology and to harass his political opponents
who is sana mansoor ? if we are still getting subsidized oil why local oil prices do not fall ? is this scam still going on with current STO heads ? like soarey ?
Heyo Verikan doesn't mean unjust OK President.
Dear President ,
You are sadly trapped and hijacked , You can re-investigate FPID case as long as Mariya remain in MDP. You cannot arrest Yaamin as long as Jesus Afeef & Mausoom & jabir in MDP.
I never thought Mohamed Nasheed would ever be trapped , but look at you, Poor fellow.
Mr. robinson I think You should be more careful when you write such an article. I saw that some local news paper earlier as well tried to bring up with a story abput Yameen's onnection with Stephen Law. I can gurentee you that Maldivian Police from a special order by The President Nasheed tried to investigate the case. They even checked all the accounts Yameen. But they couldn’t come up with anything agaist him. Yameen challenged the news paper on the cour and he won the case agaist the news paper.
I can tell you that this government has been paying previous “special advisor” to the president Mr Afeef to findout any wrong doings from Mr Yameen. His main task was to check all the files and papers of the organizations where Yameen had worked. I can also gurentee that that the former Audito General Mr Naeem went 4 times to Audit STO Singapore to find the “corruptions” of Mr yameen. But he came up with none. I can also tell you that while Mr Yameen was held in Aarah, president Nashed tried his best to charge him with corruption, during those days he brought some britidh Auditors to audit STO Singapore and even they couldn’t find any wrong doings of Mr Yameen. This is absolutely CRAP!
what to do.. very sad ANNI
The matters raised in this article gives reason why certain individuals in positions of high power fear Independence of Judges and an Independent Judiciary.
Speaker Abdulla Shahid indeed abused his Office and breached Trust, manipulating his Seats in both Parliament and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) as member under Article 158(a), to subvert Rule of Rule by acting against the Constitution and State, using JSC as cover. All in a bid to avoid any change to the judicial administration of the former Government.
Independence of Judges, and an Independent Judiciary with judges who are qualified and competent, with the wisdom and tenacity to be independent and impartial, and act without fear or favour is a necessary first step for the Maldives' to consolidate democracy.
Aishath Velezinee
Member appointed to the Judicial Service Commission under Constitution Article 158(h)
This Yameen man breathes, walks, talks and eats all evil. He is an evil monster who need to annihilated from the Maldivian political landscape. Mr President, if cannot, we will. We will do it, Insha Allah.
@ n.didi
sana manoor is the sister of amir mansoor( tennis player)
At Jameela: You should look at the facts and details before you go on accusing people. The report only mentions Gayyoom and Yameen - stick to that or you would be sorry.
@Rasheed
So You must be in on this whole corruption case to defend yameen.. Tell me how much did you pocket?? millions?
Even with evidence and third party proof there are people defending and still in denial. God help you too.
whois sana mansoor ? where's she now ? and the other lady too! so are we going to let mr. manik loot our pension fund too !
This is not absolutely crap, THIS IS REALITY! Yaameen is the biggest thief in the world! May Allah Save our country from such evil doers and punish them in the deepest darkest areas of hell! YOU'RE GOING DOWN YAAMEEN! INsha Allah!
ANNI WILL NOT LET ANYONE PROSECUTE THEM NOT EVEN SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT. ANNI WILL GO TO SINGAPORE TO SAVE YAMIN AND GAYOOM.
this is politics.
Interesting : )
What will Anni do with Manik?? Will he let him keep his job still? I think yes. Anni has no guts.
Sana Mansoor is now the Financial Controller of STO even now and executive Director of STO board.
Fathmath Ashan is the Human Resource Manager of STO even now,
Pleae check the annual report 2009 you can see them and their pictures:
http://www.stomaldives.com/investor/reports/2009/annual_report_2009_eng.pdf
MY QUESTION IS WHY GOVERNMENT IS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION??? JUST USING THESE REPORTS FOR POLITICS.
STILL USING THE SAME METHODOLOGY OF CORRUPTION AND CORRUPT INDUVIDUALS.
MEE HAMA EHKALA MAUMOON GE USOOL, KAASHEY LAEYMEN EKAMAKU NAMA NAMA GONDIYAA (VERIKAMAA) NUKULEYSHEVE.
NO JUSTICE PREVAILED WITHOUT ANY GOVERNMENT ACTIONS, SHAME ON YOU PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE BECOME FROM MANDELA TO MUGABE.
This is absolutely shocking. We always suspected that Yameen was corrupt, but this is simply too much.
I hope that the authorities investigate this matter properly and bring Mr. Yameen and his thugs to justice.
don't u guys know how to create a pdf document? all separate JPG files! please don't be so lazy and please help us save our time! 😀
sick idiots
I just read the article in the week and if the work done by the investigators are true this is one of the best jobs done to catch an ex dictator who is a fox but shows us a face as an angel.It's high time our beloved countrymen understood the true face of this coward and his family.He and his family has not only ripped off our nation but destroyed the dignity of our beautiful motherland for generations to come.He should be brought to the court of justice immediately be it in Maldives or elsewhere.
Holy ***t
hmmm!!!!!. I dont understand this. i know..i know.. it's just me.
Yameen cannot use STO to transfer money for his children's expenses. That is against company rules. It is enough to have him investigated. It gives enough to give a case for investigation. Lets start there.
With investigations in Singapore it sounds more credible than just Nasheed trying to tarnish Yameen's reputation. Maybe the investigation can be take n further to see the connections to drugs.
Whatever it is, it has been frustratingly slow in the present administration's investigation at all, in looking into matters of the previous regime after MDP has hollowed out their accusations. I cannot appreciate the "lies" if it was (refer the first appearance of Nasheed and Maumoon on Tv after elections)simply a campaign tactic.
Finally, yes Naeem was removed by the Parliament. How much power do we citizens was to vest in MPs who only care about what they can reap.
Do is the better DEVIL?
Some shit conspiracy in an Indian newspaper is nothing to cheer. This is annis tactic to satisfy his supporters who are in the illusion of aneh dhivehiraajje. I bet nothing will happen to Yameen and courts in Maldives or elsewhere can't prove him guilty. You blind supporters of this government who claim to be too intelligent and educated will believe in this kind of crap. Its like the WMD in iraq. If there is any truth in this there is no need to write an article about this in an indian newspaper affiliated to gmr. Why don't they investigate the directors of MOCOM and the MD of STO.
If this is the case , wtf is the present Maldives Government doing? The former Governmenet has flushed most of 'my' (as a Maldivian) money in foreign bank accounts and the present is just watching the fun and laughing at a corner.Mr.Nasheedh, do something and arrest those bastards!Iguess u'v had enough evidence by now.
end this or get over it
For all those people who is defending Yaameen and his thugs SHAME ON YOU. What and how much have you taken?
Why would an indian newspaper make up stories, what possible benefit do they get for publishing crap.. this is presented with facts... if you cant suck it up just shut up... it is people like you who have worked for your own self ineterst while the country is going into chaos..
In Egypt we saw 19 days of protesting and clashes between people, not a single person stabbed.. had it been here it would be a totally different story...
That is how backward we have gone.. here it is always the self interest of these high ranking money laundering people and those who are on their pay slips.. and yet they all talk about the greater good for the people..
i say people wake up..
no wonder they deal with the Junta, these people are no different than them... and people say wats wrong with that.. WHATS WRONG WITH THAT IS THE STUFF WAS BOUND TO COME HERE.. NOT BEING SOLD TO A MILITARY REGIME AND POCKET THE MONEY THEMSELVES.. pathetic idiots!!!
This is all bullshit! Why? cos he will still roam free and Nothing can be done. I repeat "Nothing" can be done. Which proves he is innocent!
I wonder how these former regime cronies live in our nation peacefully after what they have all done to our people and this great country. These are corrupt thugs. I blame President Nashid for all this and his "hithiri" strategy. We have all witnessed yesterday how the Egypt regime ended its power. A great replica of how we got our freedom. All the potential assets of Husnee Mubarik's have already been frozen. Why was Nasheed not able to do such a thing.