Bassam’s charge amended to seek harsher sentence

6 days ago

The charges against former Football Association of Maldives (FAM) president Bassam Adeel Jaleel have been amended to seek a harsher sentence, following revelations that the embezzled funds may have included money provided by FIFA. Bassam was convicted on October 8 for embezzling FAM funds and sentenced to four years in prison. He was found guilty of depositing USD 10,000, originally provided