Maldives state media refuses to retract news on fake US cable
The US embassy dismissed the alleged leaked cable as fake.
06 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
The state-funded Public Service Media is refusing to retract allegations based on “leaked” documents about the United States colluding with the opposition, despite the US embassy dismissing the alleged cable as fake.
Citing the fake cable shared on social media by government supporters Wednesday night, PSM claimed there was an agreement between the US and opposition parties to reduce the size of the Maldives military in order to “eliminate China’s power in the Indian Ocean.”
In exchange, the US agreed to help bring the opposition to power and convinced exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed to drop out in favour of MP Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. But the Americans were concerned the lawmaker was suffering from a cognitive impairment and was being careless with prescribed medication, PSM reported across its platforms.
The US embassy in Colombo said it was “aware that a fake cable is circulating that appears to discuss the upcoming elections in Maldives. The cable is fraudulent and unrelated to the US embassy.”
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