President Yameen bemoans string of betrayals from trusted peers

In the wake of the arrests of two Supreme Court judges, President Abdulla Yameen bemoaned that he suffers the greatest betrayals from the people closest to him.

Speaking at a ruling party rally late Tuesday, Yameen declared that Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Judge Ali Hameed of the top court, who are under arrest over graft accusations, had been intimate associates that greatly respected him. He lamented that their rapport has now been “soiled”.