Ex-minister placed under police protection
Ex home minister Umar Naseer says he has been placed under police protection after receiving death threats from a group of unidentified men carrying knives.
01 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
Ex-home minister Umar Naseer said he has been placed under police protection after receiving death threats from a group of unidentified men carrying knives.
The outspoken politician, who had declared his candidacy for the presidential elections in 2018 earlier this month, tweeted about the incident in the early hours of Sunday.
“Around 1am tonight, 3 gang members approached my office, threatened my security, warned of a knife attack & went away. Case reported to MPS [Maldives Police Service],” he wrote at 1.51 am.
In an interview with Sun Online, Naseer claimed the group were a part of a criminal gang.
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