Yameen’s Aarah retrial on hold amid top court appeal

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The Criminal Court decided on Monday to keep the retrial of former Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in the Aarah money laundering case on hold until the Supreme Court makes a decision regarding an appeal filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO). Yameen was sentenced to 11 years in prison on December 25, 2022, on charges of bribery and money