State Minister for Islamic Affairs Sheikh Mohamed Didi resigned from the government on Saturday.
Didi, a member of religious Adhaalath Party’s (AP) consultative council, said he resigned to respect the party’s March 17 decision to withdraw support for President Abdulla Yameen’s administration.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Didi said the religious conservative party had unconditionally backed Yameen during the 2013 presidential polls with immense hope, but the president had only shown “brutality” towards citizens.
Didi accused the government of jailing opposition politicians, claiming the illegal weapons charge against former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim was fabricated. He said his attempts at resolving issues within the government were unsuccessful, and said he would now join the opposition’s activities.
The Adhaalath Party has allied with its former rival, opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), under the banner “Alliance Against Brutality” and called on President Yameen to free imprisoned former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Defence Minister Nazim.
AP member and Deputy Minister for Law and Gender Shidhatha Shareef also resigned from the government on March 22.
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