Gayoom denies role

Sunday, February 12th, 2012

Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Friday hailed the island nation’s new government as legitimate and denied charges he was involved in engineering a coup.

The now opposition MDP alleged that Gayoom, who governed for three decades, also would not rule out a bid to return to power following Tuesday’s resignation of elected leader Mohamed Nasheed, who quit in a move he said was forced by a police and army mutiny.

Maldives has been rocked by weeks of opposition-led protests capped by the resignation of Nasheed, who has alleged a conspiracy with the involvement of Gayoom and ex-vice president Mohamed Waheed.

Reader Comments

  1. Firt Gayoom should face a court of law to prove that he has not benefited from the huge amount of US dollars that was stolen by Ilyas, his brother-in-law.
    Lets eradicate corruption from the grassroots of the Maldives. Male’ Mucipical councill is another area that needs a total clean up. It will be a task for Mr. Waheed if a democracy is to prevail in this Maldives.

    Posted by DevotedMaldivian | February 13, 2012, 8:20 am

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