US Congress members join chorus against Yameen’s regime
Four members of the United States Congress have written a letter to President Abdulla Yameen, demanding former President Mohamed Nasheed’s release and expressing concern over the apparent deterioration of democracy in the Maldives.
23 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Four members of the United States Congress have written a letter to President Abdulla Yameen, demanding former President Mohamed Nasheed’s release and expressing concern over the apparent deterioration of democracy in the Maldives.
The members of Congress—Jim McGovern, Joe Pitts, Eliot Engel and Jan Schakowsky—hail from both the Republican and Democratic Parties and sit on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan caucus of the US House of Representatives.
Their letter adds to a growing chorus of American criticism of Yameen’s administration.
In the July 31 letter, obtained by The Maldives Independent, the members of Congress stated that they are “concerned by several recent events that call into question your government’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law.”
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