Opposition decries ‘ramped up crackdown’
In the aftermath of Monday’s contentious no-confidence vote, fresh terror charges were raised against former President Nasheed, former President Gayoom was expelled from the party he founded, and former Defence Minister Nazim was abruptly taken back to jail after nearly a year under house arrest.
01 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
The opposition alliance has denounced the government’s “new campaign of intimidation and harassment against opposition leaders” after a failed bid to impeach the speaker of parliament.
In the aftermath of Monday’s contentious vote, fresh terror charges were raised against former President Mohamed Nasheed, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was expelled from the party he founded, and former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim was abruptly taken back to jail.
Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim and his deputy, MP Abdulla Riyaz, were interrogated by the police whilst jailed MP Ahmed Mahloof was deprived of his weekly phone call, family meeting and conjugal visit for one month.
“This week’s crackdown appears to be an attempt by the president to effectively criminalise the political opposition and thwart any attempts by the parliament to hold the president and his regime accountable,” the opposition alliance said in a joint statement on Friday.
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