On Victory Day, defence minister warns of corruption and foreign influence
November 3rd was the 30th anniversary of a violent coup attempt.
04 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
The degree of widespread corruption in the Maldives puts the country’s sovereignty at risk, Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar warned Saturday night at a function to commemorate Victory Day.
Victory Day marks the failed coup attempt by a group of Maldivians and Tamil mercenaries to overthrow former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on November 3, 1988.
Addressing soldiers at the Kalhuthuhkalaa Koshi military barracks in Malé, Shareef also accused unnamed foreign powers of targeting Islamic countries and acting under the guise of protecting human rights and freedoms to secretly topple governments.
“Powerful countries have the wisdom of a fox when dealing with these countries and they especially treat Islamic countries with the principles of the sea. Powerful countries stay under and isolate or impeach Islamic leaders by using their tactics,” he said.
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