“When somebody shits, we clean it up”: President addresses coup plot
“That night of 1 February was an attempt to bring my government down to its knees,” said President Abdulla Yameen of a Supreme Court ruling ordering the release of his opponents.
20 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
On February 9 Maldives President Abdulla Yameen attended a ruling party event – “Don’t mess with my country, my nation, my religion” – in the capital. The rally was held during a state of emergency that was declared by him days earlier, following his refusal to implement a Supreme Court ruling that ordered the release of political prisoners including former president Mohamed Nasheed.
He has said the state of emergency was declared to investigate an alleged coup.
The following is an extract from the president’s 47-minute speech.
On the Supreme Court
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