Colombo
Maldives’ former President Abdulla Yameen, who is accused of using money stolen from state coffers, was charged with money laundering .The case stems from an allegedly shady deal to lease islands for tourist resort development and the discovery of $1 million in his bank account.

The case has been filed at the criminal court, the Prosecutor General’s office tweeted on Wednesday. Yameen, who lost the presidential poll to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in September 2018 after a five-year rule, is accused of using money stolen from state coffers, police said.