PPM MP slams Sri Lanka for harbouring ‘coup plotters’
MP Riyaz Rasheed slammed Sri Lanka for harbouring “coup plotters,” warning the neighbouring country against interfering in domestic affairs of the Maldives.
01 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
MP Riyaz Rasheed of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives has slammed Sri Lanka for harbouring “coup plotters,” warning the neighbouring country against interfering in domestic affairs of the Maldives.
Riyaz’s remarks came after the Sri Lankan government told reporters it has no concerns with the activities of former President Mohamed Nasheed, whose arrival in Colombo last week after months of exile in the United Kingdom fuelled speculation of President Abdulla Yameen’s imminent ouster.
Appearing on Sangu TV on Wednesday, Riyaz said Sri Lanka should not be a party to an attempt by “traitors” to destroy the Maldivian economy.
“When UN and other human rights organisations tried to investigate and take action against Sri Lanka over the human rights abuses, it was Maldives that stood in Sri Lanka’s defence,” he said.
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