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MALDIVES MINISTER DENIES CONNECTION WITH ARTUR BROTHERS
Haveeru online, Maldives
April 1 2013
by Ali yoosuf, Haveeru Online
Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim on Sunday denied any connection with
the infamous Armenian brothers accused of being conmen and drug
traffickers.
Nazim said he had found about the Artur brothers Margaryan and Sargayan
through social media networks and refuted rumors connecting him with
the Arturs.
"I don't have any connection with them. I came to know about them
after the rumors started spreading on social media networks. But no
country had informed of us anything officially," Nazim explained.
The brothers were pictured with Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb and
Defence Minister Nazim during a motor racing event held in Hulhumale
in January.
They are believed to be residing in a resort near the capital after
briefly living in Hulhumale.
According to Nazim the racing event in Hulhumale had been attended by
many foreign tourists which could explain why the Artur brothers had
been captured on camera with him. However, the Minister insisted that
he had no link with the Arturs and had never sought their assistance.
"To my knowledge those two men have left the Maldives," Nazim said.
Haveeru had found that the Artur brothers have registered a company
'Artur Brothers World Connections' with the Economic Ministry last
October.
The shareholders of the company include two French nationals and a
local. The main company of the two brothers, "Artur Brothers Holding"
is engaged in business activities ranging from entertainment,
Property Development, Real Estate, Security, Labor Supplier, Main
Power Supplier, Casino, General Trading, Hotel Industry and Car
Trading according to the company website.
It has also been confirmed that the Arturs have been gradually
investing in the Maldives since October.
The two Armenians had been linked to a huge scandal in Kenya which
eventually led to their highly controversial deportation.
A local media outlet KTN's investigations team produced a daring
expose of the cover-up that followed the seizure of Kenya's largest
ever cocaine haul in December 2004.
The channel further disclosed how several tonnes of the cocaine went
missing; how the brothers were allowed to escape and how two State
prosecutions were deliberately mishandled.
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/48225
From: Baghdasarian
Haveeru online, Maldives
April 1 2013
by Ali yoosuf, Haveeru Online
Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim on Sunday denied any connection with
the infamous Armenian brothers accused of being conmen and drug
traffickers.
Nazim said he had found about the Artur brothers Margaryan and Sargayan
through social media networks and refuted rumors connecting him with
the Arturs.
"I don't have any connection with them. I came to know about them
after the rumors started spreading on social media networks. But no
country had informed of us anything officially," Nazim explained.
The brothers were pictured with Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb and
Defence Minister Nazim during a motor racing event held in Hulhumale
in January.
They are believed to be residing in a resort near the capital after
briefly living in Hulhumale.
According to Nazim the racing event in Hulhumale had been attended by
many foreign tourists which could explain why the Artur brothers had
been captured on camera with him. However, the Minister insisted that
he had no link with the Arturs and had never sought their assistance.
"To my knowledge those two men have left the Maldives," Nazim said.
Haveeru had found that the Artur brothers have registered a company
'Artur Brothers World Connections' with the Economic Ministry last
October.
The shareholders of the company include two French nationals and a
local. The main company of the two brothers, "Artur Brothers Holding"
is engaged in business activities ranging from entertainment,
Property Development, Real Estate, Security, Labor Supplier, Main
Power Supplier, Casino, General Trading, Hotel Industry and Car
Trading according to the company website.
It has also been confirmed that the Arturs have been gradually
investing in the Maldives since October.
The two Armenians had been linked to a huge scandal in Kenya which
eventually led to their highly controversial deportation.
A local media outlet KTN's investigations team produced a daring
expose of the cover-up that followed the seizure of Kenya's largest
ever cocaine haul in December 2004.
The channel further disclosed how several tonnes of the cocaine went
missing; how the brothers were allowed to escape and how two State
prosecutions were deliberately mishandled.
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/48225
From: Baghdasarian