Yameen dials up campaign rhetoric
The PPM’s first major rally in months was marred by reports of forced attendance by civil servants and employees of state-owned companies, whose attendance was marked upon entrance at a security check-point.
21 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen dialled up campaign rhetoric Thursday night at the first major rally of the Progressive Party of Maldives since facing heavy losses in May’s council elections.
With less than a year for the 2018 presidential election, Yameen’s speech was focused on excoriating the Maldivian Democratic Party government of former President Mohamed Nasheed, who presided over “years of an overcast and dark season” that saw the arrest of political opponents and attacks against the judiciary.
“Those who talked the most about the MDP’s corruption are today rowing on that boat. They won’t talk about it today,” he said, referring to erstwhile partners such as former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who are now allied with the MDP.
Despite the “tyranny” of the MDP government, Yameen said international bodies such as the European Union failed to issue critical statements or adopt resolutions as they have against his administration.
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