Ahmed Moosa's travel lifted for medical treatment
The Criminal Court released his passport to facilitate him to receive treatment near his family and because he has cooperated with the court.
By
Fathmath Ahmed Shareef
Sealife Global Managing Director Ahmed Moosa Mohamed, who was booked for allegedly taking huge sums of money from several people on the pretext of constructing flats and fearing fleeing, has been granted his passport temporarily after he requested to go abroad for spinal surgery.
Ahmed Moosa, who fled Maldives after extorting large sums of money from people in a housing scam, was released on house arrest for the third time by the Criminal Court in March last year.
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His passport has been withheld since 16 June 2021
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The Criminal Court on Thursday ordered the release of Ahmed Moosa's passport until 26th of this month
The Criminal Court on Thursday sent a message to the media:
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Ahmed Moosa has filed a petition seeking quashing of the passport seizure order
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According to medical documents, Ahmed Moosa has been advised to undergo spinal surgery
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As the operation is considered serious and Ahmed Moosa's family lives in Sri Lanka, he had noted
The Criminal Court released his passport to facilitate him to receive treatment near his family and because he has cooperated with the court and the trial in the cases filed against him.
“Since the trial court can rely on the fact that the previous situation has changed, it appears to the trial court to temporarily suspend the 'prohibition of departure order' issued by this court,” the Criminal Court said in its message.
In 2014, Ahmed Moosa was accused of taking money from 280 people to build 3,000 flats on land given by the then government in Hulhumale. He went to Sri Lanka and was kept in custody for several days as he was absconding after an investigation was launched into the non-progress of the project.
In this case:
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MVR 50,000 from each person was taken
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He was brought to Maldives on a red notice by Interpol and arrested in February 2021; He has since escaped from custody twice
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Ahmed Moosa was charged with 42 counts of fraud in May 2021.
