Translation of President Yameen’s Oct 25 speech

With regards to the sad incident of 28 September, which has now been determined to be a targeted attack, I want to share some information on the ongoing investigation, in so far as it doesn’t effect the investigation. I will relay some of these issues in point form. I will present the issues that I want to discuss in my preferred order.

Firstly, in my administration, we decided that the ministers and police will not keep close relationships. Hence, the vice president was not authorized to keep a close relationship with the police force. When I assumed office, I decided that the police and MNDF would remain as professional institutions. The leaders of these institutions were to be responsible for the work of these institutions, and whatever has to be referred to the president would be referred to the president later.

Nevertheless, I am shocked by what has emerged during the course of this investigation. I found that the entire police force is under the vice president’s control and subject to his influence. This is not how I wish it to be. From what we can tell, this has happened because the vice president facilitated official and unofficial resources for the police, outside of the state budget. This saddens me deeply.