Jamiyatul Salaf calls on government to reconsider UN peacekeeping deal
08 Jun 2014, 7:29 PM
Ahmed Rilwan
Local Islamic NGO Jamiyatul Salaf has called on the government to reconsider the decision to have Maldivian troops participate in the United Nations peacekeeping force.
“Jamiyyatul Salaf rejects this and express grave our concern over this matter to the Maldivian citizens,” said the group.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Salaf called on the Maldivian authorities to “fear Allah and be more concerned about the Muslim Ummah”, requesting President Abdulla Yameen, the People’s Majlis, and the minister of defence reconsider the decision to place “Maldivian Muslims soldiers” among “dubious UN forces”.
Following the signing of an MOU between the Maldives and the UN last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that a small contingent of military observers and infantry personnel will be deployed over the next two years.
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