MDP warns of a census boycott if authorities fail to find missing journalist
11 Sep 2014, 6:37 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has said it will consider a boycott of the overdue national census if authorities fail to find missing Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla.
Newly elected Vice President Mohamed Shifaz said the motion would require endorsement by the party’s National Council.
Rilwan – believed to have been abducted – has now been missing for 34 days. The Maldives Police Services has been criticised for its failure to reveal information regarding the investigation.
“President Abdulla Yameen’s government has been negligent towards a Maldivian citizen. We will stand up against that negligence. So we [will ask the National Council] to endorse a boycott of a census held without Rilwan,” Shifaz told the press at a briefing this morning.
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