The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has announced that two additional charges have been filed in court against Bassam Adeel Jaleel, the former president of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM).

The charges filed against Bassam are embezzlement and money laundering.

The PG Office stated today that these two charges were filed in connection with Bassam's misappropriation of funds given to FAM by various parties while he was the president of the association, and for laundering money by transferring funds donated by foreign parties in US dollars to the accounts of FAM executives, associated individuals, and companies for improper use.

The embezzlement charge was filed for Bassam's misappropriation of $1.2 million from FAM to deposit for purchasing an apartment from Ameen Avenue by Ameen Construction. The punishment for this offense is imprisonment for one year, seven months, and six days.

The money laundering charge was filed for signing an agreement to purchase two apartments from Ameen Avenue and transferring money from FAM's dollar account to various companies as payment for booking fees and commitment fees, totaling MVR 23 million including GST, which was then paid to Ameen Construction.

The punishment for this offense is a fine between MVR 100,000 and MVR 1 million, along with imprisonment for 5 to 15 years.

The PG Office said that in connection with these charges, they have also requested the court to order Bassam to pay $1.2 million as compensation for the damages caused to FAM and to confiscate the two Ameen Avenue apartments acquired using the laundered money.

Bassam was also charged with embezzlement and money laundering in this case in January. The hearings for that case are ongoing at the Criminal Court.