A Maldivian and a Bangladeshi national have been sentenced to more than eight years in prison in connection with a fuel embezzlement case involving the Maldives Ports Limited (MPL).
The court handed down the sentences after finding the pair guilty of their roles in the diversion of fuel. The case relates to irregularities at the state-owned ports company.
Details of the exact amounts involved and the full charges were not elaborated in initial reports. The convictions add to a series of accountability actions involving public-sector financial irregularities.
The sentences were reported by local media covering recent court outcomes. Both men will serve the terms as ordered by the court.
