Former Maldivian President gets 11 year jail term Found guilty of corruption, money laundering

• Yameen has denied any wrongdoing

The criminal court of the Maldives on Sunday found the country’s former president Abdulla Yameen guilty of corruption and money laundering charges related to receiving kickbacks from a private company, the foreign media reported 

The criminal court sentenced former president Abdulla Yameen to 11 years in prison and fined him $5 million after finding him guilty of corruption and money laundering charges. 

Yameen has denied any wrongdoing. Yameen, who lost power in 2018, was sentenced to five years in jail and fined $5 million in 2019 for embezzling $1 million in state funds, which the prosecution said was acquired through the lease of resort development rights.

• Yameen, who lost power in 2018, was sentenced to five years in jail and fined $5 million in 2019 for embezzling $1 million in state funds