Former President Abdulla Yameen says that Police questioning at headquarters today was regarding the $1 million in the account.

After exiting Police headquarters following questioning, the former President addressed the press stating that the charges that were filed against him were by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and that he had transferred a million dollars into an account that violated the terms of agreement between the President and the ACC. President Yameen claims that the account was created under the instruction of the ACC.

President Yameen said that the $1 million was transferred to the account as instructed by the ACC in accordance with an agreement he signed with the Commission on the 25th of March 2018. Yameen further reiterated that the funds were transferred to the account on June 2018.

"If anything was done in violation of, or against the agreement, then the ACC can speak to me (in that regard). " Yameen said. "After they address the matter (to me), taking an action to correct the issue is in my hands. An issue as such or concerning such a matter, being taken to the degree where it has to go through a criminal investigation makes me feel (personally) on the matter"

The former President said that at this point of the process, he does not believe that the $1 million is something that he has to hand over to the ACC. He further noted that there is no evidence suggesting that the funds were acquired through illegal means.