Former president Yameen Abdul Gayoom's appeal over the USD 3.4 million (MVR 53 million) for the money laundering conviction has been scheduled for Wednesday.

High Court scheduled the hearing for 1015hrs on Wednesday morning.

Yameen was convicted of money laundering and bribery in V. Aarah case and sentenced for 11 years in prison. Criminal Court order stated that Yameen had accepted USD 1 million as a bribe and deposited into HSBC account. Additionally, Yameen also received USD 1.29 million in his Islamic Bank account in February 2017.

Criminal Court further detailed that Yameen invested additional sums in an Islamic Bank investment account in March 2021, totally up to USD 3.41 million.

Yameen is currently serving his prison sentence.