Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has admitted receiving bags of stolen cash at his private residence after an Al Jazeera investigation exposed how he and his former deputy coordinated the theft of millions of dollars from state coffers.
Yameen, however, pinned the blame on Ahmed Adeeb, his former vice president.
He criticised Al Jazeera for what he suggested was a failure to report on other politicians who had benefitted from the giant embezzlement scheme.
"Al Jazeera only saw the cash that entered my house," Yameen told ruling party supporters on Monday. "Al Jazeera did not see anything else."
Yameen won a 2013 presidential election and has since been accused of corruption and reversing much of the Maldives' democratic gains. Full story...
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Yameen, however, pinned the blame on Ahmed Adeeb, his former vice president.
He criticised Al Jazeera for what he suggested was a failure to report on other politicians who had benefitted from the giant embezzlement scheme.
"Al Jazeera only saw the cash that entered my house," Yameen told ruling party supporters on Monday. "Al Jazeera did not see anything else."
Yameen won a 2013 presidential election and has since been accused of corruption and reversing much of the Maldives' democratic gains. Full story...
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