Soldier to be punished over Facebook support for ex-minister
02 Apr 2015, 6:50 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
A soldier who expressed support online for imprisoned former defence minister Mohamed Nazim is to be punished by the army.
Hassan Firaz, stationed in Addu City in the south, on March 26 wrote a Facebook post that went viral, reading: “We are with you, Nazim sir”.
He made the comment, which was widely reproduced on Twitter, after the ex-minister was found guilty of smuggling weapons and sentenced to 11 years in jail.
A source close to Firaz told Minivan News the lance corporal was accused of making political statements and flown to Malé on Saturday.
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