Court sentences ex-Maldive Gas head Maumoon to 12 years
He served as Managing Director of Maldive Gas from 10 December 2013 until 16 November 2018.
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The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced former Maldive Gas Managing Director Abdulla Maumoon to 12 years in prison after convicting him on two counts of bribery.
Maumoon faced seven charges of accepting bribes in connection with financial transactions involving 3DH. The court found him guilty on two counts, while verdicts on the remaining five charges will be issued at a later hearing.
He served as Managing Director of Maldive Gas from 10 December 2013 until 16 November 2018.
The court ruled that Maumoon had received illicit payments in 2016 during his tenure. For the two convictions, he was sentenced to a total of 12 years, nine months, and 18 days in prison. Under the Penal Code, the basic punishment for a bribery offence is three years, two months, and 12 days, but the court increased the sentence.
According to the charges, a total of USD 298,403.50 (MVR 4.6 million) was deposited through seven transactions between 2016 and 2017. The transactions included:
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7 April 2016: USD 29,941.50 deposited into Maumoon’s BML account
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7 June 2016: USD 49,921.50 deposited into his Bank of Ceylon account, and USD 12,201.50 into a BML account belonging to Mon Arc, a company linked to him
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1 August 2016: USD 49,949.50 deposited into Mon Arc’s BML account
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9 April 2017: USD 24,930 deposited into an Islamic Bank account of I Developers Pvt, another company linked to him
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15 May 2017: Attempted deposit of USD 46,555 into Maumoon’s Islamic Bank account
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23 August 2017: USD 49,955 deposited into his Islamic Bank account
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8 October 2017: USD 34,950 deposited into a BML account of his brother, Hameed
The court is yet to decide on the remaining five bribery charges.
