Security forces shut down Maldives tourism corporation
Employees of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation turned up to work at 8am today only to find three military and police officers blocking the office entrance. The shut-down comes days after police raided the offices and the home of its managing director Abdulla Ziyath over a blast on the president’s speedboat.
18 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
When employees of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), turned up to work at 8am today, they found three police and military officers blocking the entrance to the office.
“They did not provide us with a reason, but simply said we will not be allowed to enter,” a staff who wished to remain anonymous said.
The shut-down comes days after police and military officers raided the MMPRC’s fourth floor offices at Velaanaage. Police refused to comment on the cause for the search, but local media report that it was related to the explosion on President Abdulla Yameen’s speedboat on September 28.
The MMPRC is tasked with promoting Maldives tourism.
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