Road Development Corporation (RDC) has filed a lawsuit against Dhiyares News and Channel 13 for allegedly spreading false information about the company.
RDC earlier denied corruption allegations reported in the media accusing its Managing Director Moosa Ali Manik 'Mookey' and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Yasir Hassan of taking more than MVR 13 million from the company's Bank of Maldives (BML) account for personal use.
RDC said the corporation's reputation is being tarnished by the untrue stories spread by the news website.
RDC said its board has decided to take the matter to the Civil Court and the Maldives Media Council (MMC).
Moosa confirmed to Adhadhu on Tuesday that a lawsuit against Dhiyares and Channel 13 had been filed at the Civil Court.
Yasir had also decided to sue Mihaaru News over an allegedly defamatory article that "was untrue and was published with the intention to cause harm."
But it is unclear whether the lawsuit had been filed.
Police spokesman Chief Superintendent Yoonus Sobah told Adhadhu that investigations found company money deposited into a manager's account and that money was transferred to several different accounts.
He said efforts were underway to determine the reason behind the deposit and transfer of RDC money.
In an interview with Adhadhu, Moosa said the suspicious money transfers involved petty cash sent to work sites.
The total amount deposited over four years would be a large sum but there was no wrongdoing as RDC has maintained records, he said.
He referred to a report by the Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB) as proof that there was no problem with the RDC's finances.
The report was "very positive," he said, adding that RDC is the only company that has been following procurement rules as recently revised by the PCB.
