The state prosecution has stated that investigators obtained bank account statements and transactions as evidence in the Fuhgiri case in accordance with the Maldives Banking Act.
In the latest hearing of the Fuhgiri trial, former President Abdulla Yameen said the bank account statements and transactions obtained by investigators on behalf of the state would have an impact on the entire economy, as it undermines the right of every individual to maintain confidentiality of their banking information. He also accused the state of violating the regulations to obtain his banking information to humiliate him.
In response, the prosecution stated that the evidence was obtained from the bank under the Banking Act. They detailed that evidence can be obtained from a bank through a court order or a written request from the prosecutor general or investigative authority.
At the hearing, former President Yameen and the other defendant Krik Riza requested the court to dismiss all evidence except the ones obtained by the Presidential Commission on Corruption and Asset Recovery. The presiding judge moved to hear the arguments on dismissing the evidence in the next hearing.
In the Fuhgiri case, former President Yameen is charged with seeking a bribe of USD1.3 million to lease Fuhgiri to City Island Holdings Limited, which was facilitated by Ahmed Krik Riza. The state has accused Yameen of laundering USD1.1 million of the bribe through Sun Investment Private Limited and Sun Construction Engineering Private Limited.