Former President Abdulla Yameen has been taken to the Male' Prison after Criminal Court sentenced him to five years in prison along with a fine of USD five million for money laundering.

Media Coordinator of Maldives Correctional Service Ahmed Naseem confirmed to "One" that President Yameen is now under their custody, and is in Male' Prison as of now.

After the necessary procedures are complete, a jail will be decided for his transfer.

The bench of five judges who oversaw the trial found him guilty of money laundering unanimously under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Act, article 53 (a) and was hence sentenced to five years in prison and USD 5 million under article 53 (b) of the same act.

The legal team of the former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has decided to appeal the sentence of USD five million fine and five-year prison time as they do not believe it a just verdict.