Gayoom speaks out on feud with Yameen: “Why did he let things go this far?”
Excerpts of Gayoom’s press conference, in which he defied a civil court order that stripped him of control of the ruling party and ruled out reconciliation with Yameen, his half-brother and incumbent president
17 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives has descended into civil war after its leader, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was stripped of all of his powers by the civil court, which also installed his half-brother and incumbent president as head of the ruling party.
Gayoom, however, remained defiant, branding the verdict unlawful and vowing to lodge an appeal.
He also appeared to rule out reconciliation with President Abdulla Yameen, saying his younger brother had refused requests for meetings for more than a year.
Below are excerpts from Gayoom’s press conference on Sunday .
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