Fisheries Minister Mohamed Shainee has responded to state minister Dunya Maumoon’s call on authorities to release her father, opposition leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
Dunya had on Monday morning called on the government to ensure that Maumoon has access to his family, legal representation, and healthcare.
I call upon the authorities to release & bring my father, HE @maumoonagayoom, Father of the Nation, home. I urge them to ensure proper access to his family, lawyers & medical care! @antonioguterres @PScotlandCSG @raad_zeid @theresa_may @realDonaldTrump @narendramodi @FedericaMog pic.twitter.com/FICF4ZSuax
— Dunya Maumoon (@dunyamaumoon) February 12, 2018
Shainee responded to this to say that former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been accused of a legitimate crime and that he should not be treated any different to other ‘alleged criminals’.
@maumoonagayoom was arrested on the charges of bribery and unlawfully bringing down a government (coup), so why shud he be treated any different from other alleged criminals. Don’t try to stir the efforts of government to engage in dialogue to resolve the situation... 1/2
— Mohamed Shainee (@mshainee) February 12, 2018
Minister Shainee is one of the current government’s staunchest inside supporters and he has previously been the face of the government’s call for ‘all party talks’, of inclusive dialogue between the administration and the opposition.
As chair of all party talks i condemn these baseless allegations tht @maumoonagayoom doesn’t have access to medical treatments n lawyers. Currently he is not cooperating with the investigation. Lawyers are given access n whenever rqstd medical trtmnt hve been given....2/2
— Mohamed Shainee (@mshainee) February 12, 2018
Maumoon, who is also a former president of this republic, is accused of bribing Supreme Court justices into issuing a verdict that allegedly favours the opposition.
Police claim to have found evidence, through documentation and financial trials, that link him specifically to the alleged bribery of Justice Ali Hameed.
