Assault allegations against NGO boss branded ‘character assassination’
The Gender Ministry is investigating the NGO founder over domestic violence allegations.
26 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
The family of a women’s rights NGO founder has condemned allegations of domestic violence made against her, calling them an “attempt at character assassination.”
Gender Ministry sources last week confirmed to the Maldives Independent that Safaath Ahmed Zahir, founder of Women & Democracy, was being investigated over domestic abuse allegations against a family member following an anonymously filed complaint.
A family statement was posted on Twitter last Thursday by Shafaaf Ahmed, Safaath’s sister.
“We, our entire family, remain gutted and in shock with regards to the recent, baseless twitter allegations on Safaath.
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