Audio of officer admitting to planting beer at MDP protest “edited”, claims MNDF
25 Mar 2012, 5:33 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has issued a statement challenging claims made by private broadcaster Raajje TV, which aired a voice recording of a MNDF officer stating that beer cans discovered during the police dismantling of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s protest camp had been planted by security services.
‘’We do not believe the audio is a voice recording of a MNDF officer that was in the area that day,’’ the MNDF said in the statement. ‘’We believe that the voice has been edited.’’
MNDF said it condemned attempts to slander the MNDF.
In the voice recording released by Raajje TV, the MNDF officer admits taking beer cans to the area and keeping the beer cans inside a box in the area. He also says that the beer cans were cold when then they were taken to the area.
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