Only one of the people who came with Artur brothers is currently in the Maldives: Immigration

The Department of Immigration has said that only one of the people who came to the Maldives with the Artur brothers remains in the Maldives. The Artur brothers are known to conduct drug trafficking and other illegal activities in different countries around the world.

Controller of Immigration Dr Mohamed Ali told Sun Online that Chairman of Artur Brothers Holdings Artur Sargsyan departed from the Maldives last Sunday.

Dr Mohamed Ali said that Artur Sargsyan visited the Maldives on tourist visa in August and October 2012 as well, and that the person who remains in the Maldives is Godazin Sargsyan, who has no previous record of visiting Maldives.

He said that the Tourism Ministry requested to facilitate visa for these two people, and that this request was not granted as residence visa is only given to people who have invested in the Maldives.

He said that the two people were instead granted a special visa in January for three months following a request by the ministry.

The police have said that the information that the two brothers were in the Maldives was shared with the relevant government authorities in January 2013.

An official of the Economic Ministry has said that the company registered in the Maldives, in which shares are held by Artur Sargsyan and Artak Sargsyan, is called Artur Brothers World Connection Private Limited.

Rumours have been circulating on social media that the Artur brothers are currently in the Maldives and that they are planning the assassination of some senior politicians. The brothers are known to have been involved in various crimes in Kenya.

The five shareholders of Artur Brothers World Connection Private Limited include one Maldivian.

Artur Brothers World Connection was registered in the Maldives Economic Ministry on 14 August 2012. Initially, the Maldivian shareholder of the company was Ismail Waseem of H. Ever Chance.

The company’s shares were held by the Artur brothers, Waseem and two Frenchmen. One Artur brother held 61 percent, the other held 19 percent, one Frenchman held 10 percent, the other held 7 percent, and the Maldivian held 3 percent.

The Economic Ministry official said that Waseem’s shares were transferred to Abdullah Shaffath of H. Ever Peace on 25 November 2012.