President warns police against corruption and collusion
President Abdulla Yameen fired two police chiefs in as many days over plans to enforce a Supreme Court ruling ordering the release of political detainees.
19 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The president warned police against colluding with the opposition or judiciary, insinuating that law enforcement authorities were guilty of corruption.
Addressing a function to mark the 85th anniversary of the Maldives Police Service, President Abdulla Yameen criticized the former police chief Ahmed Areef who was dismissed after declaring he would enforce a February 1 Supreme Court ruling which ordered the release of political detainees.
“Space should not be given for politicians to achieve the ends they want using police,” said Yameen on Wednesday night. “This institution has to be based on stronger principles than that. The top management of this service needs to understand that the head of state is the president and not the judiciary or the leaders of the opposition.”
He also suggested police were already taking bribes.
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