Former President Abdulla Yameen has been charged with accepting bribes and money laundering over the transaction of Raa Atoll Fuh'giri to be developed as a tourist resort, through MMPRC.

The Prosecutor General's Office revealed that President Yameen had secured a bribe of USD 1.1 million by abusing his power through Ahmed Riza, and had tried to launder the money through Sun Construction and Engineering as well as Sun Investment.

The investigation for this case was carried out by Police, ACC as well as the asset recovery commission. The charges have been sent to the Criminal Court now and preliminary hearings are expected to begin within five days or so.

In addition to President Yameen, Ahmed Riza is also facing two charges in this case. He is being charged for being an intermediary in a bribe as well as money laundering.

Sun Construction & Engineering company along with Sun Investment is also being charged for money laundering.

The PG office said that they will work to recover about USD 38,334,560 for the state in this case. This includes USD 1,349,885 that was involved directly in the crime, USD 2,295,250 that was added through criminal activity, along with a hefty fine of USD 34,689,425.

President Yameen is currently serving a five-year sentence after he was found guilty of money laundering in the MMPRC Corruption Scandal.