MALE, 26 April, 2021 (TON): MMPRC scandal details cannot be kept a secret and that even some parliamentarians could lose their seats for their part in the scandal, the Speaker of the Maldivian Parliament Mohamed Nasheed said on Monday.

Nasheed said, "No matter how big the lawmaker is, no matter how big of a prince that person may be, as long as I am sitting here, I will find the truth about it."

Nasheed, in today's sitting, said that the scandal cannot be kept a secret as long as he remained presiding over the legislature.

"I have no doubt in my heart that those charges will go forward. Some honorable lawmakers may lose their seats. Some members may lose their positions. Others may face other consequences," said Speaker Nasheed.

Nasheed said that the parliament and the government were formed to find the truth behind the scandal and recover the missing funds and said that the cooperation of everyone was to be received for the purpose.

However, until now, only one individual is currently in prison for the MMPRC scandal and that is former President Abdulla Yameen who is in prison for money laundering charges.

Other known figures include ex-Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and ex-MMPRC head Abdulla Ziyath and businessman Hamid Ismail. They were both convicted of crimes related to the scandal but their sentences were later shifted to house arrest.