Court ordered police access to activist’s SIM
Thayyib Shaheem, who has more than 32,000 Twitter followers and is known for levelling serious allegations against President Abdulla Yameen and his government, claimed his SIM had been cloned.
08 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Telecom firm Dhiraagu allowed police to access the cellphone number of a prominent activist as part of a criminal investigation, according to a document leaked Thursday.
Thayyib Shaheem, who has more than 32,000 Twitter followers and is known for levelling serious allegations against President Abdulla Yameen and his government, claimed his SIM had been cloned.
He said Wednesday that his phone number had been disconnected and reassigned to a third party who had changed the passwords of his social media accounts using the number.
A Dhiraagu spokesman told the Maldives Independent the firm did not comment on individual cases.
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