MDP Chair not happy with Nasheed's return news, asks to wait until gov. decides on recommendations
The former president was targeted in an assassination attempt in capital Male' City on May 6
Hassan Latheef, Chairperson for the main-ruling Maldivian Democratic Party
While it has been announced that former President Mohamed Nasheed plans to return to Maldives next month, chair of his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and MP for West-Henveiru constituency Hassan Latheef has asked him not to make any final decisions until the government reveals plans to follow the parliament's recommendation regarding threats to national security.
While the parliament's committee on national security services or the 241 committee conducted an inquiry on how the speaker and former president's security was breached, the 242-page report had a total of 45 submitted recommendations for the government, approved by all members of the committee.
Nasheed earlier this week hinted plans to return next month, and his older brother Dr. Ibrahim Nashid has since confirmed this adding that Nasheed is required to change his medication and treatment every week for a total of three weeks until then.
However, the MDP Chair via Twitter said that he was not happy with this decision, asking the former president to not make any decisions until the government reveals it plans for the 241 committee recommendations. He added that this is because the inquiry shows institutional failure, despite having prior intel.
Responding quickly, Nasheed expressed that he will always take Latheef’s opinions into account and that he believes even the government will consider the main ruling party’s opinions and decisions.
Nasheed is currently in the United Kingdom, he initially travelled to Germany for further treatment for injuries acquired in the bomb blast in the heart of the capital city of Maldives back in May. He underwent 16 hours of surgery at ADK Hospital. While the former president traveled to Germany for further treatment a week after the attack on May 13, he was later referred to experts in the UK.
Nasheed was targeted in an assassination attempt on May 6, as he was heading out to attend an event in an island. The attack, which saw a remote-controlled IED explode near his residence in the center of congested Malé City, caused serious injuries to the ex-president who was rushed to the hospital within seven minutes after being knocked to the ground by the blast, which was dubbed far more powerful than the explosion in Sultan Park, 2007.
