Ruling party supporters threaten eviction over airport project
The government wants to do a test landing before a presidential election on September 23.
04 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Ruling party supporters on Monday threatened to kick people out of their homes to make way for an airport on Kulhudhuffushi, after one man facing eviction confronted the president’s running mate during a campaign visit.
The government is scrambling to finish the runway to do a test landing before the September 23 election and developing an airport on Kulhudhuffushi, the main population hub in the northern atolls, was a campaign pledge of President Abdulla Yameen despite an airport 25 minutes away on the island of Hanimadhoo.
The confrontation is featured in videos being shared on social media. It shows Ali Ismail, who lives in one of the 18 households to be moved, approach Dr Mohamed Shaheem to ask about relocation.
An eviction notice was sent to the families on Sunday, telling them to leave their homes before September 7.
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