President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu responded last night to corruption allegations in leaked intelligence reports, declaring that the opposition cannot show any wrongdoing on his part regardless of how far attempts to implicate him are taken.
The reports alleging corruption by the President were leaked by the “Hassan Kurusee” account on X that criticizes the government and shares damaging information. The leaks included reports prepared by the Maldives Monetary Authority's (MMA) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and police intelligence about money deposited to the President's account.
Addressing the allegations at a campaign rally on Tuesday night, the President accused the opposition of leaking the reports out of desperation. The same allegations had been made during his campaigns for mayor and President, he said.
The response would also be the same as before, he said, adding that he has not broken any laws or regulations.
"While you attempt to pin something on me like this, you couldn't do it before and you can't do it now. There's nothing you can show against me no matter how far you take this," the President said loudly.
Adhadhu has verified the authenticity of the reports based on information gathered by the paper. This was the first time that an FIU report was leaked. The report was compiled in 2018.
On September 2, 2023, Adhadhu published a report about money deposited to President Muizzu's account between February 1, 2017 to October 15, 2018.
The President also responded about the funds last night. The money had been earned from renting his row house to foreign companies and the rest had been inherited after the death of his father, he said.
"I want you to keep talking about this vigorously. It's you who will get exposed as much as you talk," he said, referring again to the opposition.
The President's remarks came after the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and People's National Front (PNF) called on the relevant authorities to investigate the serious allegations against the President. But no government investigative agency has yet to comment on the issue.
