Outgoing Maldives president replaces police chief
Hamdhoon Rasheed was promoted from the assistant commissioner of police.
01 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen has appointed Hamdhoon Rasheed as the commissioner of police, less than two months before the transfer of power.
The former assistant commissioner of police replaces acting commissioner Abdulla Nawaz, who has been appointed deputy minister of environment and energy, according to the president’s spokesman, who tweeted both appointments Monday afternoon.
Rasheed was the commander of the police security operation for the September 23 presidential election.
The change comes two days after the Elections Commission confirmed opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s victory with 58 percent of the vote.
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