Government reopens 2006 ‘Namoona Dhoni’ case, filing criminal charges against two activists
08 Dec 2013, 6:49 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office has filed criminal charges against both the former Defense Minister Ameen Faisal and former President’s Office Spokesperson Abbas Adil Riza, over their involvement in the 2006 ‘Namoona Dhoni’ incident.
A Criminal Court Media Official was quoted in local media as stating that the court had received the charges from the PG’s Office seven days ago.
The infamous incident involved the expedition of pro-democracy activists from the country’s southernmost atoll in an attempt to join a national demonstration organised by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) during the final years of the Maumoon Abdul Gayoom regime.
Gayoom’s Progressive Party of Maldives returned to power last month after his half-brother Abdulla Yameen defeated MDP candidate Mohamed Nasheed in the presidential election.
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