MIRA Seeks Charges Against Dr Ali Latheef and Dr Ikleel Over Alleged Tax Fraud
Dr. Ali Abdulla Latheef (R) and Dr. Ikleel Shareef.
Two companies and their directors that played a prominent role in providing PCR testing services in the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic have been charged with tax fraud, according to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA).
In a statement, MIRA said it has forwarded the cases of Pioneer Maldives and Island Health Solutions to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) for prosecution, along with their directors Dr Ali Abdulla Latheef and Dr Ikleel Shareef.
Dr Ikleel is a director in both companies, while Ali Latheef is a director of Island Health Solutions. MIRA has also requested that the PGO charge Ali Fayaz, who prepared the financial statements and tax returns for the two firms during the period under review, for knowingly preparing incorrect financial statements and tax returns.
MIRA said it launched an investigation after discovering that the two companies, which were at the forefront of PCR testing services during peak pandemic demand, had “grossly underreported” their taxable income.
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According to the authority, Island Health Solutions failed to declare taxable income of MVR 31.9 million for the tax years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Pioneer Maldives did not include taxable income of MVR 102.7 million in its income tax returns for the tax years 2020 and 2021.
Audits conducted as part of the investigation determined that Island Health Solutions is liable to pay additional MVR 4.3 million, while Pioneer Maldives must pay MVR 23.7 million, MIRA said.
In a separate earlier case, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) referred another case involving Dr Ali Latheef to the authorities. In the same case, the ACC requested that former IGMH chief executive Ibrahim Saleem (Bandhu Saleem) and laboratory head Dr Milza Abdul Muhusin also be charged. The ACC has asked that all three be charged with abuse of official position.
The ACC previously said it had sent the case to the police, requesting that Ali Latheef be charged over alleged money laundering in connection with the procurement of “reagents” used in the laboratory of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).
The ACC alleged that the reagents were procured in a manner that generated illegal profits for a company in which Ali Latheef had a personal interest, as well as for himself.
