Former President Abdullah Yameen says he is preparing to file a legal case for denying him access to USD 1 million in his escrow account that was frozen in relation to the MMPRC scandal.
Speaking in an interview with Sangu TV last night, the former President said that the money seized by the state after freezing his escrow account was money he had earned legitimately and that he had not intended to use the money in an unlawful manner.
Yameen said though his former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb had written him a check for USD 1 million, the matter was still in dispute.
The former President said that he had struck an escrow agreement with the Anti Corruption Commission and under the agreement if the ACC was unable to prove that the money belonged to the State, the money should be returned to Yameen.
He said that the Bank of Maldives BML has yet to transfer the money and that he is now working to sue the Bank because of this issue.
Yameen was convicted of money laundering and bribery and was jailed back in 2019 after receiving a sentence of 5 years in jail and a fine of MVR 5 million.
But once the Supreme Court accepted his appeal case and questioned the State's evidence against the former President based on a few discrepancies, his conviction was overturned and he was freed last year.
