The Maldives Police Service today requested former president Mohamed Nasheed give police a statement regarding an ongoing investigation, police media official Ahmed Shiyam has confirmed.
“The Maldives police service has requested former president Mohamed Nasheed to give a statement regarding an ongoing investigation. We have told him that we would go to any place which Nasheed wishes at a time convenient to him.”
Shiyam denied the allegation made by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) parliamentary group leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on local media that the police had requested Nasheed to be summoned. “The allegation made by the MDP is not true. We didn’t request Nasheed be summoned to the police station. That is a lie,” he said.
Lawyer and former MDP chairperson MP Mariya Ahmed Didi was also quoted in the local media as stating that Nasheed does not have to give a statement to the police. “There is no statement that President Nasheed has to give to the police,” she said. “Even what we have to say publicly- if they [the police] claim that, and want to prosecute, then they should do so. There are no courts that we recognise.”
Didi further stated that police had requested the statement from Nasheed and his secretary via SMS.
MDP member Omar Razak, Chairman of Works Corporation Limited, said Nasheed had refused to go to the station but had also refused to allow the police to meet him at his house, saying “‘my house is not a police station.'”
It is unclear whether the police will pursue the statement.
The police had earlier been issued an order to arrest Nasheed by the Criminal Court’s Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed, was was detained in January on government orders.
After saying he wished to investigate the warrant’s legality, newly appointed Commissioner of Police Abdulla Riyaz decided against the arrest. He told local media his decision was based on concerns that the arrest would carry negative consequence for the public.
Meanwhile, MDP members gathered today to open the party camp (Haruge), which was trashed by police and opposition members on February 7 and has been closed since that time.
Opening the lock to cheers of “Long live Nasheed!”, Nasheed led the crowd into Haruge, stood up on a riser to wave the MDP flag, and then announced a party walk around Male’.
Last Wednesday party supporters were attacked by police near the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), a common protest area, during what was also intended as a peaceful walk around Male’. Today’s walk only circled the island’s southern half, avoiding the MMA and attracting no security forces to the sidelines.
As thousands joined in and filled central Majeedhee Magu, people chanted a call raised during a previous protest mocking police as corrupt servants of the opposition leaders, waiving dollars and rufiya as they passed police buildings. Previously, the crowd gathered outside Haruge had verbally hassled two police officers driving by on their motorbikes, calling “Lari Lari! Yes sir!”
A lari is the smallest unit of the Maldivian currency – there are 100 in a rufiya (one US dollar is 15.42 rufiya).
The crowd also called for Dr Waheed to step down. One participant compared the setting to 2008, when Nasheed won the presidential elections against ruler of 30 years Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
“Then, they were throwing eggs at Gayoom’s car. People would come out and eat in the streets, like a celebration. Now, this is a march for the ex-president,” he said.
Following the walk, Nasheed signed a petition which was circulated at last evening’s rally and has been signed by several thousand individuals, party members claim. Identifying the power transfer as “actions against Maldivian law”, the petition declares the current government illegal and requests “a lawful government to save the Maldives from destruction and bring it safely ashore.”
Addressed to Parliament Speaker Abdulla Shahid, the petition requests the speaker and all members to:
1) Punish those fews individual who led the coup and formed the current government on February 7, 2012;
2) Launch a proper investigation into the coup, put those responsible for the coup before a proper justice system, and to properly punish those guilty of involvement in the coup;
3) Exercise the power invested in the Speaker and Parliament to hold elections as soon as possible.
The petition will be submitted to Parliament in the coming week.
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This is a good start. Carry on peaceful protests like this and you'll once again get the support of the vast majority of the peace loving public of the Maldives.
Let the people know the reasons for the coup d'etat. Of course, we should demand an international investigation into it. Make sure that the people understand that the crooks of Gayyoom's regime have once again bought immunity from prosecution by appointing a puppet regime loyal to them.
That's the point we have to bring home and one of the main reasons why we need free and fair elections.
LARI LARI YES SIR
Corrupted policemen should be punished...
MNDF should be dismantled...their existence is a danger for Maldives democracy.Why do we need soldiers if they are easily used to overthrow a democratically elected president?
Elections ASAP!!!
i thought maldivian police and solders were so concerned of following an unlawful order until i say how lawfully cruel they were to the ordinary maldivian . the real tax payers who pay their salaries....Laari Laari yes sor....
Elections are the only solution at this stage.
As a self-respecting Maldivian citizen, I refuse to bow down before a bunch of corrupt dictator henchmen, who came to power through a power grab thanks to a traitorous mob of criminals known as the Maldivian police.
I cannot accept this treason or the traitors as my rulers - nor do I recognize their legitimacy in any manner.
Dr Waheed is not my President.
I think Nasheed is digging a hole and making MDP help him dig it even deeper.
Look who is talking 'Laari Laari Yes Sir'.. The very Nasheed who bouhgt MPs at one time is now saying this. Have you forgotten MP Ali Waheed, Dr Shaheed, MP Luthfy etc etc. What hypocrite are you Nasheed. And why can't you come down to police station to give the statement. You are not the president anymore, you are just an ordinary citizen like us. So if the police asks you to come to give a statement, you have to. There is no choice for you. Besides have you forgotten how many politicians you summoned to police when you were in power? Mariya, it was teh same police and same courts which summoned and questioned the opposition politicians when your friend NAsheed was in power. Now when its your Nasheed's turn, you say Nasheed doesn't have to give any statement coz you don't recognize them. I don't think you guys are in anyway sicere with this nation and you guys have no intention to respect the rule of law and contitution of this country. All you want is autocratic rule according to MDp style, which is protests, violence, vandalism and terrorism. You are a criminal party who wants nothing but to spread fear and disturbance in this country. But don't worry, we won't let that happen again. We have had enough. We will make you obey the rule of law in this country. We have had enough from you elite lot and we won't let anymore of you mad guys to do violence in this country. Down with Nasheed and his MDP.
keep nasheed and mdp asside. but did the opposition protesters bring about this change of power? simply not true right? police and mndf did it. so do u see any light at the end of the tunnel? well i dont. i fully respected our soldiers until now but if few of them can do such a horrible thing so easily it will keep on repeating whether nasheed is at the throne o not. our protecters will keep on destroying our future. very sad indeed
Now we know who is behind this coup. It is Gayoom and his daughter has come out and said that the International Community has no business to interfere in Maldives.
She is right in that the Maldivians can tell the International Community and the Commonwealth to go to Hell. All what Waheed has to say is that it is a coup and that's that. The problem is that Waheed wants to have the cake and eat it too. He cannot have both.
It is then up to the Commonwealth and the International Community to decide how they would deal with Maldives.
My comment is not very much related to the headline but i want share my feelings about the religious lecture given by Sheikh Ilyas in this evening. He was talking about the unity and he is asking people not come to Male on 17th. I want tell him that we want show the world how united we are! That is the reason Y this event is planned.
He praised the police and MNDF for their effort to force out elected president, he believed it as jihad. Beating his fellow Muslim became a jihad!!!!So I’m very confused now about what he wants to explain and where he stands!
Ilyas, we are Muslims too not terrorists. We want build this nation and we’re looking for better future for all of us plus for the generations to come. We do not have any other objectives Sadly! For sure you deny it! Yes we love each other and we respect each other, if we show the respect to gain the respect.
You are the people who has divided us and created the mess and now you are asking to unite. If you are with us we welcome you all to join us and be our Muslim brothers. But if you don’t believe us as Muslims well it’s all up to you and we will not be responsible of what you say and do.
I’m a Muslim too (Believer of Allah SWA).I fear Allah all Mighty I know we all will meet Allah and that is our final destination and we will face a fair judgment. We as Muslims it is our duty to build our country and to take it to the highest possible level for the good of all. We have to be completive with each other in doing good in every field within the boundaries of Islam. I is also in holly book Quran.
So tell me what you were talking about!!!!!
I really respect Sheikh Ilyas! But he was out of the track tonight.
Brother we are Muslims and we will not allow other religions in this country. No Maldivian will do so. If anyone tries it we will stand against to its there is a political agenda in the lecture he has given tonight. They are planning it on 24th.”Protect Islam! But none of us is calling against Islam and we all are Muslim. What is the reason? What are you all talking about?
So it’s very simple when you call for demonstration it’s to protect Islam and when MDP calls for a Demonstration it’s to Damage Islam and make division!
Is it the way we treat our fellow Muslim brothers and sisters.
For u brats to enjoy ur cute little version of democracy the pOlice had to take orders from a megalomaniac who plainly disregarded the laws that ur democracy is built on and shouted at us even in the last seconds kicking the weapons vault n squeeled at us to shoot the f--kers with live rounds. Buddy why do u keep insisting it was only a few policemen when over 99.99 % of police hated Nasheed Reeko Mariya Faseeh n Atheef and their cronies for shitting on the law of ur pathetic democracy just coz u gave them licence to maim the constitution through a ballot box. It wasn't a case of Gasim thinking he cud bribe us. It was more like 'please get in line mr president and mr commissioner, no wait , fuck it we can't take this shit anymore'. Reeko is a frequent customer coz he orders investigations stopped, MDP supporters freed even when we have corroborative evidence and case files manipulated to shred all credibility. Weve just had enough. If u have such strong feelings why don't u join a national service and see what it's like to keep to law n order day n night while the rest of u layabouts go about ur unpatriotic and selfish lives. For u to have ur fancy democracy we had to become Gayoom's and then Anni's slaves. We have been sucking it up for god knows how many 33 years n even we r scared what this new administration will turn out to be. The opposition thugs shamelessly claimed victory for this one. It's like u get ur bright shiny iPhone made by underage overworked chinamen in dirty factories. What a pitiful lot we r.
Good comment Addu boy.
But I have no respect for Ilyas. To me is an imbecile. I would tell you why as well. He says that us Muslims do know about Islam and only people like him can interpret and give knowledge about Islam.
What bollocks! The Holy Quran is for all of us and not only to Ilyas and his ilk.
He is a man who calls for violence against fellow Muslims and fellow human beings. Furthermore, who gave him the right to tell us what to do or not to do?
Certainly he is no prophet of Almighty Allah or is he secretly claiming to be one? He seems to even think he knows what is in someone's heart or mind.
For u brats to enjoy ur cute little version of democracy the pOlice had to take orders from a megalomaniac who plainly disregarded the laws that ur democracy is built on and shouted at us even in the last seconds kicking the weapons vault n squeeled at us to shoot the fkrs with live rounds. Buddy why do u keep insisting it was only a few policemen when over 99.99 % (that means sumthin like everyone except 3 ppl)of police hated Nasheed Reeko Mariya Faseeh n Atheef and their cronies for s*&^%ing on the law of ur pathetic democracy just coz u gave them licence to maim the constitution through a ballot box. It wasn't a case of Gasim thinking he cud bribe us. It was more like 'please get in line mr president and mr commissioner, no wait , f it, we can't take this s&*t anymore'. Reeko is a frequent customer coz he orders investigations stopped, MDP supporters freed even when we have corroborative evidence and case files manipulated to shred all credibility. Weve just had enough. If u have such strong feelings why don't u join a national service and see what it's like to keep to law n order day n night while the rest of u layabouts go about ur unpatriotic and selfish lives. For u to have ur fancy democracy we had to become Gayoom's and then Anni's slaves. We have been sucking it up for god knows how many 33 years n even we r scared what this new administration will turn out to be. The opposition thugs shamelessly claimed victory for this one. It's like u get ur bright shiny iPhone made by underage overworked chinamen in dirty factories. What a pitiful lot we r.
Abdulla Riyaz, Police Baghee Commissioner do not lie. MDP's parliament group leader said "Nasheed is prepared to go to the police station" and NOT "he has been summoned." There's a huge difference in these two sentence.
Addu Boy, you shouldn't be too surprised by the likes of Ilyas. More fellas like him will come out in the coming days. They will even proclaim that Waheed and his illegal crew of pirates were sent by God to protect Islam and the Maldives.
They'll spin this to all extremes, with the aim of confusing the public over what really happened, i.e. an illegal takeover the government. Allah is merciful, and that's why He has not struck down idiots like Ilyas right now.
Looks like our dear sheiks like Ilyas, are finally coming out of their caves, where they have been hiding since planning the coup! Yes, Addu Boy, you are right, the 17th is a day for us to show our unity and if Ilyas and his likes feel threatened by the unity of our people, then they have something to hide....maybe their so called "jihad" in bringing about the coup. Ilyas, please do not preach about Islam to us, you people are taking our beautiful religion for a joke and you will be punished accordingly. Your call for people to not unite on the 17th shows just how unislamic you and your people are and how worried you are about the truth being the coup being revealed. I suggest you spend the rest of your life asking Allah for forgiveness for being lured by money to commit such an atrocious act against your fellow citizens and muslims.
It was a democratically elected government that fell.
To those who celebrate, you have allowed your constitutional right to vote your leaders in to be snatched away from us, you clap while that right is rapped, torn into peices, by an illegitimate government which came into power in a well executed coup. No denying that.
This coup has set a very dangerous precedent, one that has befallen neighboring, Pakistan for ages. The police or armed forces either make or break an elected government in Pakistan, setting the country backwards at every important juncture. We are heading in that direction, unless we stand up against the tyranny of the past at this very important moment in the country’s history.
Now there is only one way forward, hold elections, rid the police force of the corrupt officials, who are most probably implicated in crimes committed against Maldivians during Maumoons 30 years of Insanity. Reform the judiciary, Punish those who are implicated in this coup, and let the Maldivians decide our future, not a bunch of uniformed criminals.
Agree @ Addu boy
A coup is illegal action, not jihad!! its sound strange if he claims he is religious, but doest not understand what is inside Quran. the former islamic minister, eventhough he is from his party, he doesnt support for coup. Allah asks us to do adil (fair), asks to help for good things only...
coup is same like robbing!!
Mr. Bagee Waheed, your unity government can unify only the former regime.
Look at the cabinet, one can only puke at the lot you have chosen, did you go to rubbish dumb to pick them up or was it Gadhage Conrad Crown Company Saleems chosen pick.
You can't unify a damn thing with this kind of a Cabinet.
Attention all Police Stations of the World how the Bagee Waheed Police Station operate how polite they are. Public relations gold medal should be given to this Present leader of the Police in Maldive.
Mind you what you don't see is the red carpet spread for the convicts to attend the Jails of the Present day police run by Baagee Waheed.
“The Maldives police service has requested former president Mohamed Nasheed to give a statement regarding an ongoing investigation. We have told him that we would go to any place which Nasheed wishes at a time convenient to him.”
lol do these people belong to some sort of a finishing school.
Dear Maldivians, let me repeat one more time what I have said in an earlier comment.
Not all the men in uniform took part in the Coup on the 7th February.
I understand presently the population will point the finger at every member in uniform for what has happened until the officers who took part in the coup are expelled from the forces plus we need to rehabilitate the some of them.
Please know majority of the women and men in uniform are honorable and we wear our national emblem with pride, I agree those who took part in the coup must not wear our national emblem ever.
We are already providing and as the time goes by we will provide more information to our dear citizen of Maldives detail information of people who are in uniform presently took part in the 7 feb. coup.
I for one understand your anger towards the men and women in uniform right now and I also know until the rogue element in these forces are weeded out the citizens of Maldives will never ever be comfortable with our forces.
I am as ashamed as you are for the way certain elements of the forces behaved on that day, absolutely no excuse but to weed them out.
Time to disband the military.
Elections are the way forward. Each of us know what we want. Don't force govenment on us. We will and can decide what we want. Come to us with an agenda not money and batons.
Police and Army, you should arrest the coup leaders in your institutions to bring back the respect and dignity you lost. Otherwise the public would not respect your institutions anymore.
“The Maldives police service has requested former president Mohamed Nasheed to give a statement regarding an ongoing investigation. We have told him that we would go to any place which Nasheed wishes at a time convenient to him.”
A statement for what?
Investigate what really happened. Take statements of those who participated in the massacre that took place after the coup! That would be better and just!
Mariya is right. President Nasheed do not have to give any statement to anyone on this issue because people can petition or voice their representatives when ever they want to and however they want to.
It is non of anybody's business!
Especially the Police!
Take care of yourselves first by picking up what people threw on the streets for them!
"The police had earlier been issued an order to arrest Nasheed by the Criminal Court’s Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed, was was detained in January on government orders."
This is alarming! I would like to know which body of this unlawful government asked for this court order?
Looks like we people could ask the National Identity Card Unit to issue us Identity Cards for the unborn too!!!!!
Some Abdullah!
Baghee Mohamed Waheed destroyed his career by being the (baghee) Coup leader to bring down a democratically elected government.
Now he wont even get a UN job in Afghanistan or even Somalia or any of the failed states.
This guy loves to be the Big boss and show off, he thinks Maldives owes him designations and big positions caz he was the first PHD holder. Although he has a doctorate he is incompetent, a bookworm who cannot do any real work.
This Gadha ge' or conrad or Crown Company Saleem. is he the one who is claiming to be that great architect boasting about being the first of it kind in Maldives.
If its the guy I am absolutely sure he is thick into this coup. Dr. Hassan Saeed, Dr Lady Jameel are his boys.
I have no doubt he must have paid to buy a piece of the present day government cake.
@Jaleel,
Agree with you 100%. Unless and until the people who disgraced these two great institutions remain the Maldivian public will not respect them!
@ Yasir
why dont you make anni go to a police station! I an sure you cant!
How kind is the police? Last week they staged a military-backed coup pulling down the popular government of Nasheed. Today, they request, yes only request, him to make a statement about a judge who was held in military custody.
The military like other citizens of the country has the right to defy a command that was unlawful, and if they carried it out they are equally at fault as is the president as the commander-in-chief.
In the podium of democracy and autocracy, I am loyal to diesel and private energy. Such a horrible heart of paper of coup would do on target of human biology of teeth while we enter the gate of debate.
Meanwhile, there could be a shorteat who cannot eat, and there would be a softner and my baby. But when we think about the Maldives, we all realize that the world is falling down falling down.
Evevryone who loves democracy should have the same pupil of nose tonensure the democracy. Why we fight? Why we tight? And why we bite too? Answer is too simple to say I never win the egg and beaf mutton.
Pork is pork. Trouser is trouser. Then why we fight of maldives women. Man of woman never gether moss.
Everyone think about the hard word. "Be the sight of light, be the kite night. For the sake of height."
So, be careful, I will do my best to change the world. Change the human race. What you believe is my believe, I believe is she believe of he believe. Wassalaam alaikum. Varah bodah shukuriyya
Judas Waheed, Brutus Waheed, Baagee Waheed, Just two words for you "STEP DOWN"
Sheik Ilyas the Dajjal has ALL of the signs of A HYPOCRITE. Have you heard his speech last night on TV, using Islam to protect this coup, the thieves of Gayoom, and brutal police force.
These are the real people who insult and harm the religion of Islam.
remember Bush. He was always praying to his "god to bless america" .. all the same, use your religion to screw you.
Dear All
May almighty Allah Make you and your country peace with the Good Islamic (thawheed) Leader.
whenever you select a leader/president please vote for a person who Obey Allah and his Rasul (PBUH). Then only the country will be in peace and you can find the real development.
Do not let any others to solve your internal issues. Do not make your country like Plantain/Iraq/Libya and etc... No Americans - no Jews
Be a Practicing Muslim!!!!
Nawshad Sri lanka