Prosecutor General's Office have confirmed that they have not requested for a closed-door hearings for former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom's money laundering trial.
The Prosecutor General's Office on Tuesday revealed that no part of the former president's trial will be secret, and will be open to public.
The much awaited report into the Maldives Media and PR Corporation (MMPRC) scandal, had revealed that over USD79 million had been embezzled through the state tourism promotion company.
The funds received by MMPRC were distributed through a private company called SOF Private Limited with strong links to the now jailed former vice president Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor.
Shortly after the scandal was uncovered, USD1 million was deposited by SOF to Yameen's personal account at the Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB).
Yameen has continued to insist that the funds in his account was for his failed presidential campaign last year.
Yameen is currently being held in Maafushi remand jail, where he will remain until the end of his trial to deny him the chance to influence the evidence against him. He has now appealed the order to detain him at the High Court.
Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul gayyoom being taken to Maafushi prison
