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ARTUR BROTHERS IMPORTED SOME ITEMS INTO MALDIVES: MINISTRY
Haveeru Online, Maldives
April 3 2013
by Ahmed Naif, Haveeru Online
The infamous Armenian brothers accused of being global conmen and
drug traffickers had secured an import license and brought in some
items into the Maldives, Economic Ministry said Wednesday.
Economic Minister Ahmed Mohamed told Haveeru that the Artur brothers'
company "Artur Brothers World Connection" was registered in the
Maldives after the Tourism Ministry had granted a foreign investment
permit. Hence under normal practice, the Arturs had been granted the
necessary business permits, he said.
"We have learned that they had imported some goods under that license.
We haven't been able to determine what those items are. It is not
something the Ministry keeps track of. We have to find that out from
the customs," Ahmed explained.
However, Haveeru has been able to confirm that the Artur brothers'
company had imported a car and some motor parts, while the local
shareholder in the company had tried to bring in a live goat shipment
under that license.
According to the Minister, after the case of the Artur brothers had
surfaced in the local media, the Ministry had sought advise from
the Police over a course of action on the company registered by
the Arturs. However, the Police are yet to respond to that request,
he added.
In order to avoid such situations in future, Minister underlined the
importance of centralizing registration of foreign investments. In
that regard, he said such issues can be avoided if the whole process
is brought under the mandate of a single Ministry or institution.
The 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.
A top leader in the then Kenyan opposition had also accused the Artur
brothers of being mercenaries sent into the country to kill him.
Meanwhile Immigration Department on Tuesday confirmed that one of
the two brothers have left the Maldives.
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/48272
Haveeru Online, Maldives
April 3 2013
by Ahmed Naif, Haveeru Online
The infamous Armenian brothers accused of being global conmen and
drug traffickers had secured an import license and brought in some
items into the Maldives, Economic Ministry said Wednesday.
Economic Minister Ahmed Mohamed told Haveeru that the Artur brothers'
company "Artur Brothers World Connection" was registered in the
Maldives after the Tourism Ministry had granted a foreign investment
permit. Hence under normal practice, the Arturs had been granted the
necessary business permits, he said.
"We have learned that they had imported some goods under that license.
We haven't been able to determine what those items are. It is not
something the Ministry keeps track of. We have to find that out from
the customs," Ahmed explained.
However, Haveeru has been able to confirm that the Artur brothers'
company had imported a car and some motor parts, while the local
shareholder in the company had tried to bring in a live goat shipment
under that license.
According to the Minister, after the case of the Artur brothers had
surfaced in the local media, the Ministry had sought advise from
the Police over a course of action on the company registered by
the Arturs. However, the Police are yet to respond to that request,
he added.
In order to avoid such situations in future, Minister underlined the
importance of centralizing registration of foreign investments. In
that regard, he said such issues can be avoided if the whole process
is brought under the mandate of a single Ministry or institution.
The 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.
A top leader in the then Kenyan opposition had also accused the Artur
brothers of being mercenaries sent into the country to kill him.
Meanwhile Immigration Department on Tuesday confirmed that one of
the two brothers have left the Maldives.
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/48272