Former President Mohamed Nasheed has denied accusations that he encourages premarital sex.
In a tweet on Friday, Nasheed, the leader of ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), said that he does not encourage such behavior.
He said he apologizes if a speech he had given on the dangers of hard drugs and the trauma faced by children born out of wedlock was misconstrued.
Ziney ah hivvaru dhinumakee alhugandu ehgothakahves baaru alhaa kameh noon. Kaivenin beyrun dharin libi, ekudhinnah libey nikamethi kamai, baarugadha masthuvathakethi beynun kuruma oiy gulhumai gulhey gothun alhugandu dhekki vaahaka olhivadai gannava nama ekamah ma-af ah edhen
— Mohamed Nasheed (@MohamedNasheed) January 18, 2019
In a speech on Wednesday, Nasheed said that the solution to births outside of marriage is for single women to have access to birth control.
