Nazim and Imran taken back to jail
In his first media interview since his arrest in May 2015, Imran told the opposition-aligned Raajje TV before his return to prison that the opposition alliance is on the cusp of “victory” against President Abdulla Yameen’s embattled administration.
01 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim and Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla were taken back to jail on Friday after spending Ramadan under house arrest.
In his first media interview since his arrest in May 2015, Imran told the opposition-aligned Raajje TV before he was picked up from his home in Malé that the opposition alliance is on the cusp of “a complete victory”.
“We’re being taken back because the opposition’s efforts have been strengthening and growing and President [Abdulla] Yameen cannot stay still for a moment with us at home,” he said, urging opposition supporters to “remain steadfast and not back down.”
The opposition has been trying to challenge Yameen’s previously unassailable parliament majority since former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom signed a pact with former President Mohamed Nasheed, Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, and Sheikh Imran.
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