The criminal court rejects the medical travel requested by the former Vice President Abdulla Jihad.
At the recent court hearing, where the state has requested to press charges against Jihad for working against a state benefit, Jihad has requested permission to travel to Dubai to do a medical examination. But it was rejected by the court in suspicion that he could run away.
Although Jihad gave his assurance that he will return to the Maldives in January, the court still denied it. In addition, during the hearing, it was stated that since there is no agreement between Maldives and Dubai to exchange criminals, it will be challenging to bring back Jihad if he runs away after traveling for medical examination.
The state filed charges against Jihad for corruption involved in a tourist zone development in K. Fushi Dhiggaru Faru, which took place when Jihad was the Minister of Finance.
The Prosecutor General has accused Jihad of causing the state a loss of 750,713,604 USD from the tourist zone development project.
In 2013, the case was filed at the Anti Corruption Commission of the Maldives (ACC), but in 2016 the ACC has decided that the project did not involve any corruption.
At the recent court hearing, where the state has requested to press charges against Jihad for working against a state benefit, Jihad has requested permission to travel to Dubai to do a medical examination. But it was rejected by the court in suspicion that he could run away.
Although Jihad gave his assurance that he will return to the Maldives in January, the court still denied it. In addition, during the hearing, it was stated that since there is no agreement between Maldives and Dubai to exchange criminals, it will be challenging to bring back Jihad if he runs away after traveling for medical examination.
The state filed charges against Jihad for corruption involved in a tourist zone development in K. Fushi Dhiggaru Faru, which took place when Jihad was the Minister of Finance.
The Prosecutor General has accused Jihad of causing the state a loss of 750,713,604 USD from the tourist zone development project.
In 2013, the case was filed at the Anti Corruption Commission of the Maldives (ACC), but in 2016 the ACC has decided that the project did not involve any corruption.
