Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom says that all dictatorships were doomed to fail, as proven by history.
He made the statement on Tuesday, following the search of the residence of his son and MP for Dhiggaru Constituency Ahmed Faris Maumoon.
All dictatorships are doomed to fail. That is the lesson of history!
— Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (@maumoonagayoom) July 18, 2017
A subsequent tweet by the former President said that his son will be strong and that people will always be victorious.
@PoliceMv at @afarismaumoon home. Insha Allah Faris will be strong. The people will always be victorious!
— Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (@maumoonagayoom) July 18, 2017
The search began on Tuesday morning around 9 am. The warrant for the search runs from 6am to 6pm on Tuesday.
The Parliamentarian’s residence is being searched in connection to the bribery allegations made in connection to the vote of no confidence on Parliament Speaker Abdullah Maseeh
