Foreign Minister Khaleel rejects report on RAW attempt to overthrow government

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Abdulla Khaleel has also rejected Washington Post's report that Maldives' opposition attempted to solicit India's RAW agent assistance to topple the incumbent President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's administration.

Khaleel made these comments in an interview with India's Wion news agency during his ongoing official visit to India.

Khaleel stated that there is a strong relation between India and Maldives now, and the government would not allow for any actions that may jeopardize this.

He claimed that there are some who are still attempting to negatively impact India-Maldives relations, citing the Washington Post report as an example.

"The claims are totally untrue, I'm not sure from where they got the evidence to base it on. But it's totally untrue," he asserted.

Despite being questioned about the report multiple times, Khaleel maintained that the short response is that the report holds no truth.

Following their investigation, the Washington Post said that that the plan, in a paper called the “Democratic Renewal Initiative”, was to bribe 40 members of parliament, including PNC members, to pass a no-confidence motion against President Muizzu.

In addition to MPs, the paper also includes plans to pay ten senior officers of the Maldives Police Service and MNDF as well as three powerful gangs operating in Maldives to help overthrow President Muizzu's government.

USD six million (about MVR 92.5 million) was allocated for the plan, the newspaper claimed, adding that those behind it were planning to get the funds from India.

However, the plans, which lasted for months in secret, did not materialize because there were not enough members to remove President Muizzu from office.

India rejects claims of having planned to overthrow Maldives' government

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