Gayoom and son deny fresh coup accusations
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom started planning to overthrow the government in 2015, police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told the media in a surprise press conference.
16 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his son Faris have denied fresh police accusations of an alleged attempt to overthrow the government.
Gayoom started planning to overthrow the government in 2015, police spokesman Ahmed Shifan told the media in a surprise press conference Sunday, after differences in opinion between him and his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen over Ahmed Adeeb’s appointment as vice president.
Police also showed the media a handwritten letter, alleging Faris sent it to his father through Yumna Maumoon, who is Gayoom’s daughter and Yameen’s niece.
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