President Yameen slams foreign interference in Independence Day address
27 Jul 2015, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen has slammed foreign interference in Maldivian domestic affairs, condemning alleged efforts to undermine the country’s sovereignty and spread “ideologies and cultural norms contrary to Islamic faith and principles.”
Addressing the nation at an official function held tonight to mark the golden jubilee of independence, Yameen warned that “threats from outside are far more dangerous than those from within.”
“There is no denying that there are those who attempt, in different ways, to cultivate cultural norms and so-called values that are alien to and frowned upon by our Islamic faith,” he said.
“We have also seen that those who stood up and voiced their concerns over such attempt have faced economic sanctions and political marginalisation.”
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