PPM angered by former ally’s accusations of being anti- Islamic
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives has condemned accusations that it was anti-Islamic by scholars of the religious conservative Adhaalath Party in a well-attended rally on Friday night.
21 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives has condemned accusations that it was anti-Islamic by scholars of the religious conservative Adhaalath Party in a well-attended rally on Friday night.
The PPM said its former ally had abused freedom of expression to “slander PPM and mislead citizens” following comments by a prominent sheikh suggesting President Abdulla Yameen’s government was more anti-Islamic than previous regimes.
Sheikh Ilyas Hussein, holding aloft the Qura’n and the constitution, had repeated calls for religious scholars to stand up against Yameen on Friday.
The AP had abandoned the ruling coalition following the arrest of former defence minister Mohamed Nazim last year. Now its president Sheikh Imran Abdulla has been jailed on a charge of terrorism over a speech made at a historic opposition rally.
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