President ‘cannot win election’ with Gayoom behind bars
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested in February during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot.
07 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
The opposition alliance warned President Abdulla Yameen he cannot win the election with his half-brother behind bars.
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was arrested in February during a state of emergency in connection with an alleged coup plot against Yameen’s government. He has denied the charge.
The 80-year-old former strongman is being charged with terrorism “for helping Yameen succeed in 2013 presidential elections,” the opposition claimed in a statement marking 120 days of Gayoom’s detention on Tuesday.
“Prosecutor General is charging President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom with attempting to overthrow the Maldivian government created in 2013. When looking at the work President Gayoom did in 2013, we see that he campaigned in different islands for incumbent President Yameen to be elected. We heard him calling to vote for Abdulla Yameen at various different podiums.
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