Former Assistant Manager of Fenaka Branch Charged with Illicit Enrichment

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has referred a case of illicit enrichment involving a former senior staff of Fenaka Corporation’s L. Gan Mathimaradhoo Branch to the prosecutor general’s office.

The charges stem from allegations that Nasrullah Abdullah, the former Assistant Manager of the Mathimaradhoo Branch, awarded contracts to a company with familial connections while he was in charge of the branch , violating the state-owned company’s procurement regulations.

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The ACC has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) to press charges of misusing official authority under Article 513 (b) of the Penal Code. The offence is a class 4 felony with a prison sentence of up to 4 years.

ACC said in a statement that while he was in his position at FENAKA in 2019, a contract to build a FENAKA building in Mathimaradhoo was awarded to Maathundi Trading and Contracting Company Pvt Ltd – a company with links to Nasrullah’s family. This contract, which involved the renovation of a nursery building and the consolidation of branches in Gan, was granted without the required disclosure of familial interests, contrary to the state-owned company’s procurement guidelines.

Investigations by the ACC suggest that Abdullah misused his official position to benefit the aforementioned company. ACC  noted that the FENAKA head office was asked to approve payments for the project without verifying its completion or following necessary documentation protocols.

ACC said the case was referred to the Prosecutor General’s Office on 29 September 2024.