Allegations against MDP candidate dismissed as smear campaign
Hisaan Hussain was accused of mistreating five people who lived in her house.
20 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
Hisaan Hussain, a heavyweight lawyer and Maldivian Democratic Party candidate for parliament, has dismissed allegations of abuse that emerged Wednesday as a smear campaign by a rival for the Thulhaadhoo constituency seat.
In a letter sent to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, a man from the Thulhaadhoo island accused Hisaan of harassing and mistreating himself and four others – including two children aged 10 and 16 years- when they lived in her house in Malé several years ago.
The man accused Hisaan of cutting electricity and water to their room for 15 days, throwing a brick through a fanlight and repeatedly breaking the lock to their room.
The identities of the alleged victims were revealed in the letter. They were purportedly living in Hisaan’s house while studying in the capital.
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