Opposition activist under arrest for defaming Yameen
According to Ali Zahir, spokesman of the opposition Adhaalath Party, Mohamed Haneef was accused of “spreading false rumours on social media to discredit the government and cause loss of confidence of investors.”
02 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
An opposition activist is under arrest on suspicion of defaming President Abdulla Yameen and spreading false information on social media to dissuade foreign investors.
According to Ali Zahir, spokesman of the opposition Adhaalath Party, Mohamed Haneef was arrested in the early hours of Friday. “Leading reform activist Haneef was arrested last night. Stop arresting activists to serve a political purpose,” he tweeted.
Zahir told the Maldives Independent that Haneef was accused of “spreading false rumours on social media to discredit the government and cause loss of confidence of investors.”
Raajje TV reported on Saturday that the criminal court has remanded Haneef to police custody for seven days.
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