Minister under fire for blaming murders on opposition
“We cannot accept arson and the murder of our youth aimed at disrupting peace in the greed for power @maumoonagayoom,” the minister tweeted Monday after a 25-year-old man was killed in the second fatal stabbing in less than a week.
05 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
Fisheries Minister Dr Mohamed Shainee came under fire for blaming former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the unified opposition for the recent murders and upsurge in violence in the capital.
“Murdering youth and setting places on fire to destabilise the nation out of greed for power cannot be accepted @maumoonagayoom,” the minister tweeted Tuesday after a 25-year-old man was killed in the second fatal stabbing in Malé in less than a week.
The tweet drew more than 300 responses amid criticism of law enforcement authorities.
“Quickly blaming a political opponent shows the government has zero intention to conduct a credible investigation into these senseless murders,” said MP Eva Abdulla of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party.
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