“We will beat them up and drag them away”: transcript of Mavota’s alleged phone call
08 Feb 2011, 4:46 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
In a leaked phone conversation allegedly between Spokesperson and Deputy leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) ‘Mavota’ Ibrahim Shareef and another member of DRP, a voice believed to be Shareef questions Gayoom’s support in Addu and suggested that were Gayoom’s faction to campaign there, “we will beat them up and drag them away [from Addu].”
The source of the leaked phone call, which has been aired on MNBC and DhiFM, has not been identified or its authenticity yet confirmed or denied.
Voice S: Definitely there would not be 99 percent of DRP supporters in Addu behind Maumoon.
Voice A: Just now, Shareef…
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