Former president denies human rights abuses in 30-year rule
09 Jan 2010, 2:45 PM
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has denied that human rights abuses and torture in prisons occurred during his 30-year reign.
Taking questions from listeners yesterday on DhiFM’s “One-to-One” live call-in show, Gayoom categorically denied that he ordered anyone to be tortured.
“No Maldivian citizen was unjustly punished that I was aware of or on my orders,” he said.
He added he was not aware of torture in jails or custodial deaths and it would not have taken place on his orders.
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