“Government cannot be hijacked by taking over army headquarters”: MDP protest enters day five
21 Feb 2012, 8:00 PM
Minivan News
The government of the Maldives can no longer be “hijacked” by taking over the army headquarters and arresting or assassinating the incumbent ruler as in centuries past, deposed President Mohamed Nasheed said on Sunday night.
Addressing supporters on the third night of the ongoing Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) ‘Journey to Justice’ protest, Nasheed explained that “the days when this country was ruled by the might of the forearm has been relegated to the past.”
“What we are seeing today is that the Maldivian people will not idly sit by and watch the flame of freedom flicker out,” he said.
He added that taking control of the army headquarters to assume executive power was “an outdated and antiquated way of thinking” in the 21st century.
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