Sanctions, elections, the Maldives and India: A Q&A with Mohamed Shainee
Mohamed Shainee is a confidant of President Abdulla Yameen.
11 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Omkar Khandekar
The Maldives Independent interviewed the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Mohamed Shainee, on September 8. The transcript below has been edited for length.
– Sanctions threat –
MI: The government has described the US sanctions threat as an attempt to “interfere” and “intimidate.” Why would the US want to do that?
MS: I don’t know why. But if you look at the timing and what’s been happening in the country, there’s been no deviation since we had an agreement with EU and the UN that the best thing to do would be to have free and fair elections. Since we started the election [campaign], there’s been no arrest. So why would US come right now and provoke and influence?
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