Abdulla Maumoon, who was the Managing Director of Maldives Gas Private Limited during former president Yameen's tenure, has been charged with seven counts of bribery.

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, these include allegations that money was sent by 3DH International, a supplier of Maldive Gas.

The first charge relates to the April 6, 2016 deposit of USD 29,941.50 into Maumoon's BML account.

The second charge relates to a June 6, 2016, deposit of USD 49,921.50 into Maumoon's Bank of Ceylon account, and USD12,201.50 into a BML account of Monarc Private Limited company linked to him.

The third charge relates to the USD 49,949.50 deposited in a BML account of Mon Arc company linked to Maumoon on August 1, 2016.

The fourth charge pertains to the alleged deposit of USD 24,930 in an Islamic bank account of iDevelopers Private Limited, a company linked to Maumoon, on April 9, 2017.

The fifth charge pertains to an attempt to deposit USD 46,555 in Maumoon's Islamic bank account on May 15, 2017.

As per the sixth charge, USD 49,955 was deposited in Maumoon's Islamic bank account on August 23, 2017.

The seventh charge pertains to the deposit of USD 34,950 in the bank account of Maumoon's brother Ahmed Hameed on October 8, 2017.

A total of USD 298,403.5 was deposited in the accounts linked to Abdullah Maumoon and his associates as bribes in connection with the transactions, amounting to MVR 4.6 million in local currency.

According to the PG office, the case was filed in the criminal court on April 18.

Maumoon has been charged accepting bribes. He is currently living abroad.