Three people have been charged in connection with a multi-million Rufiyaa fraud, spanning approximately two years, involving the Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) and Fuel Supply Maldives (FSM).
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, charges were filed against MPL Procurement Department Chief Manager Mohamed Aiman, Procurement Department Assistant Manager Hassan Didi, and an FSM oil bowser driver from Bangladesh named Sojib.
Aiman is charged with fraud and knowingly presenting fraudulent documentation with the intent to deceive.
Hassan Didi is charged with creating fraudulent documentation with the intent to deceive while Sojib was charged with fraud and forgery of a document.
The minimum sentence for the fraud charge is three years, two months, and 12 days in jail. For the charge of presenting fraudulent documentation with the intent to deceive, the minimum sentence is nine months and 18 days in jail. Similarly, the minimum sentence for creating fraudulent documentation with the intent to deceive is also nine months and 18 days in jail
The case was filed at the Criminal Court on Thursday.
The prosecution alleges that Aiman had instructed Didi to accept and sign 119 delivery notes prepared between 13 January 2020 and 10 October 2020. Additionally, they are accused of manipulating MPL’s processes to falsely indicate that the company received 783,100 litres of fuel, resulting in a fraudulent payment of MVR 6,799,800.00 to FSM.
Sojib is accused of producing the 119 delivery notes and signing them in his capacity as the delivery driver, according to the charges filed by prosecutors. Didi, on the other hand, had accepted and signed the documents before handing them over to Aiman for processing.