Faris arrest is ‘political atrocity’, says opposition
A spokesman from the President’s Office earlier confirmed that President Abdulla Yameen ordered police to arrest his nephew Faris.
29 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
MP Faris Maumoon’s arrest is a political atrocity that proves how the government is influencing state institutions, the opposition coalition has alleged.
A spokesman from the President’s Office earlier confirmed that President Abdulla Yameen ordered police to arrest his nephew Faris.
At a press briefing Sunday night, MP Ibrahim Mohamed Solih from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, described the arrest as an “extreme form of brutality”.
There is no need of a constitution that ensures separation of powers if the head of state decides everything, he said.
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