The former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has been summoned to Maldives Police Service on Sunday afternoon.
The ex-president is expected to attend the law enforcement authority around 13:00hrs on 08 March 2020, Sunday. However, the reason for summoning is unclear as of the time of reporting.
It was reported the former president's meeting with his advocates have been cancelled due to the short notice for his summoning on Sunday.
While the ex-head of state is expected to attend Maldives Police on Sunday, he was recently summoned to the authority on 03 March and on 27 February before that.
Maldives Police have previously commented the former president was summoned to the authority regarded his a new development in his convicted case of money laundering.
However, police further detailed the current development in the case have not been tried against him at court.
Reports claim Yameen Abdul Gayoom is inquired by the local law enforcement authority over the misconduct in leasing isalnds for tourism through Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC).
Yameen is alleged of laundering a total of USD77,504,912 received as acquisition cost from the leased islands.
Moreoever, the former president is suspected of laundering another MVR220,704.5461 through a money exchange.
Among other allegations, ex-president Yameen is further suspected of misusing authority in leasing the island of Raa atoll Fuhgiri for tourist resort development. He is alleged of taking a bribe of USD1,118,000 from the transaction and laundering it through shell companies.
