President condemns stabbing of lawyer Mahfooz
“It is not right for a person to suffer such physical harm because of what he said or did. Such crimes should be stopped in the Maldives,” Yameen said. Home minister Umar Naseer meanwhile condemned the “barbaric attack” and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
06 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen last night condemned the brutal stabbing of lawyer Mahfooz Saeed “in the harshest terms” while home minister Umar Naseer vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of a symposium held to train “campaign leaders,” Yameen said he was saddened by the attack.
“It is not right for a person to suffer such physical harm because of what he said or did. Such crimes should be stopped in the Maldives,” Yameen said.
He added that the death penalty should be implemented in cases of premeditated murder “for the sake of the whole society’s interest, peace and security.”
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