President Yameen briefs MPs on assassination attempt
President Abdulla Yameen is meeting with MPs of the ruling coalition and its former partner Jumhooree Party (JP) amid anxiety in Malé over an apparent assassination attempt on his speedboat on September 28.
12 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen met with MPs of the ruling coalition and its former partner Jumhooree Party (JP) amid anxiety in Malé over an apparent assassination attempt on his speedboat in September.
The meeting between MPs of the Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM), its ally Maldives Development Alliance (MDA), JP and Yameen at the state house Muleeaage began at 2:30pm and lasted more than two hours.
Yameen shared information on the explosion, said majority leader Ahmed Nihan and JP leader Gasim Ibrahim.
“The president initiated this meeting, also on the request of the PPM parliamentary group. The president did not make any requests of MPs, other than to advise avoiding blame games and for MPs to continue with their work,” Nihan said.
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