'State has legal authority to probe Bassam’s case'

4 days ago

Former Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem, on Thursday, said Maldives has the legal authority to probe the case of former president of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) President Bassam Adeel Jaleel, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence for embezzlement and money laundering. The cases against Bassam and other top officials from FAM stem from the allegation that they embezzled over