Gayoom withdrew support for his brother, Yameen, accusing him of cracking down on dissent and facilitating corruption, and went on to condemn for the first time,...
“I have decided to withdraw my support for this government from this moment on, and I will not support this government in the future,” Gayoom said.
Citing leadership vacuums and complaints over reckless spending and mismanagement, the elections commission has withheld public funding for all political parties