Maldives ex-president Yameen to face arrest over money laundering

Maldives ex-president Yameen to face arrest over money laundering
Maldives's Abdulla Yameen lost polls in September last year. Image Credit: Wikipedia
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A Maldives court on Monday ordered the arrest and detention of former strongman president Abdulla Yameen on money laundering charges.

The court agreed to a prosecution request to detain Yameen who was charged last week with laundering nearly USD 1.5 million before he lost his re-election bid in September.

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