Maldivian asylum seekers assured of prosecution upon return, says President’s Office
03 Jun 2014, 5:59 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
Maldivians seeking asylum abroad on grounds of religion or sexuality can be assured of prosecution should they return, says the President’s Office.
“The threat from the state they speak of is in actuality our law and regulations. That will not change,” President’s Office Spokesman Ibrahim Muaz explained.
Muaz’s comments come in response to a story in the New Zealand media that a homosexual Maldivian asylum seeker has become an prize-winning drag queen in Wellington.
Abraham Naim told the Dominion Post that he had been granted asylum in 2013 after facing persecution in the Maldives.
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