Maldives' graft watchdog has sought charges against a top official of the state broadcasting company Public Service Media (PSM) for alleged abuse of power.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has alleged that PSM's procurement department director had 'illegally' leased two floors of a building in Haa Dhaal Atoll Hanimadhoo island to establish the Maldives Media Institute.
ACC said the investigation into the contract had found that PSM has continued to pay rent since 2015, though the housing ministry is yet to sign of on the building.
The commission said the rent had been paid on a memo signed by the unidentified director saying that the lessor had fulfilled the requirements stipulated under the contract even when it was clear that the lessor had failed to do so.
ACC has asked the state prosecutor to file charges against the director and recover the funds.
