Nasheed blasted over IS ‘recruiter’ barb
Mohamed Nasheed said Saudi Arabia supported violent extremism in the Maldives.
11 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been condemned for calling Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed “an alleged recruiter” for the Islamic State group.
Shaheem, chancellor of the Islamic University of Maldives, was named as the running mate of President Abdulla Yameen for the September presidential election.
Nasheed on Tuesday linked the former Islamic minister to the jihadi group.
“President Yameen picks Shaheem – an alleged recruiter for Islamic State – as his running mate. Saudi Ambassador Bader Ali Al-Kohail endorses him. Tells you everything you need to know about Saudi support for violent extremism in the Maldives,” he tweeted.
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