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Leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) and former president of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, today announced his resignation from politics ahead of the party’s national congress in February.
Gayoom apologised to the DRP and its members but said it was time for the “younger generation” to take over the party’s helm.
“The Maldives is a [read full ...]
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A data-mining tool called WikiScanner has purportedly revealed PR firm Hill & Knowlton deleted a number of statements critical of the former government while they were employed by ex-President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
According to the online tool, edits on the Wikipedia entry, Politics of the Maldives, included the removal of the following passage:
“President Gayoom has systematically [read full ...]
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Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s legal team has decided to sue the members of the presidential commission for defamation following allegations in a press statement yesterday.
A press release issued today by DRP condemns the allegations as “utter falsehoods without a grain of truth”.
“The purpose of the decision by President Gayoom’s legal team is to show [read full ...]
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ރައީސުލް ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ ގަރާރަކުން އުފައްދާފައިވާ ރިޔާސީ ކޮމިޝަންގެ ފަސް މެމްބަރުންގެ މައްޗަށް އަބުރުގެ ދައުވާ ކުރެއްވުމަށް ކުރީގެ ރައީސް އަދި އިދިކޮޅު ޕާޓީގެ ލީޑަރު އަލްއުސްތާޒް މައުމޫން އަބްދުލް ގައްޔޫމް ނިންމަވައިފި އެވެ.
ރިޔާސީ ކޮމިޝަނުން ބުދަ ދުވަހު ނެރުނު ނޫސްބަޔާނަށް ރައްދު ދިނުމުގެ ގޮތުން ސެކްރެޓޭރިއޭޓް އޮފް ދަ ފޯމަ ޕްރެޒިޑެންޓް އޮފީހުން މިއަދު ނެރުނު ބަޔާނުގައި މައުމޫންގެ ތަރުޖަމާން މުހައްމަދު ހުސެއިން ޝަރީފު (މުންދު) ވިދާޅުވެފައިވަނީ ކޮމިޝަންގެ ބަޔާނުގައިވާ ވާހަކަތަކަކީ ކުޑަ ވެސް ހަގީގަތެއް ނެތް، [read full ...]
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The presidential commission alleged today that family and friends of the former president misused state funds allocated for social welfare to pay for cosmetic surgery and to settle minibar accounts at luxury hotels in Singapore.
A statement issued by the commission condemned ex-President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, describing the actions of his family and friends as a [read full ...]
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Police have refuted claims by former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom that he answered questions at the police station and that a tear gas canister was thrown inside his residence.
Shortly after he was escorted to his residence at M. Alivaage on Monday, Gayoom, leader of the opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) told press that police asked [read full ...]
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ފުލުސް އޮފީހުން ނުކުމެވަޑައިގެން މައުމޫން އަލިވާގެއަށް އެނބުރި ވަޑައިގެންފި
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ފުލުސް އޮފީހަށް ވަޑައިގަތުމަށް މައުމޫން ނިންމެވީ މަސްލަހަތަށްޓަކައި އަމިލއްލަ ފުޅަށްކަމަށް ދަރިކަލުން ފާރިޝް ދެންމެ ދިޓީވީއަށް ދެއްވި އިންޓަވިއުއެއްގައި ވިދާޅުވެއްޖެއެވެ.
ރިޔާސީ ކޮމިޝަނަށް ހާޒިރުވާންޖެހޭނެކަމަށް ގަބޫލް ނުކުރެއްވި ނަމަވެސް ފުލުސް އޮފީހަށް ވަޑައިގަތީ އެހެންނޫނީ ހަމަ ނުޖެހުމެއް ހިނގުމުގެ ސަބަބުން މައުމޫނަށް ސަޕޯޓްކުރައްވާ ފަރާތްތަކަށް ގެއްލުމެއް ލިބިދާނެކަމަށްޓަކައި ކަމުގައިވެސް ފާރިޝް ވިދާޅުވިއެވެ.
ފާރިޝް ވިދާޅުވީ މައުމޫން ނިކުމެވަޑައިގަތުން ލަސްވީ ސަލާމަތީ ކަންތައްތައް އެކަށީގެންވާ ގޮތެއްގައި ހުރިކަމަށް ފުލުހުންނަށް ޔަގީންކޮށްދެވުން ލަސްވެގެންކަމަށާ އެކަން [read full ...]
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Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was taken in to police headquarters for questioning relating to a refusal to accept a summons to present himself to police.
Cell-phone networks jammed and traffic became pulpably heavy in Male’ through the course of the Monday evening as rumours circulated through the city of an impending arrest of former President [read full ...]