Ruling party hits out at Nasheed, NGO chief in religion row
Shahindha Ismail has been under fire for saying that Allah allowed for other faiths, a response to President Abdulla Yameen asserting he would only permit Islam to be practiced in the Maldives.
31 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
Authorities must investigate those who speak out against religion, the Maldives’ ruling party has said, condemning former president Mohamed Nasheed for his defence of an NGO chief at the centre of a religion row and criticising opposition leaders for their silence.
Shahindha Ismail, executive director of the Maldivian Democracy Network, has been under fire for saying that Allah allowed for other faiths in response to President Abdulla Yameen asserting he would only permit Islam to be practiced in the Maldives.
On Friday Nasheed tweeted: “Attacks on civil society defenders by self-appointed sheikhs is the clear manifestation of “State within the State” of #Maldives.”
The ruling PPM Saturday condemned “a former president” for “defending and encouraging Shahindha Ismail.”
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