Emergency motion filed over ex-pres Waheed's "fraudulent" police report

An emergency motion was filed on Monday at Parliament, claiming that a report submitted by former president Dr Mohamed Waheed to Maldives Police Service over being verbally harassed by a member of the ruling party was "fraudulent".

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Former president Dr Mohamed Waheed and former president and current Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed. Prior to Nasheed's controversial resignation in 2012, Dr Waheed was the Vice President. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI / MIHAARU

2020-06-15 12:13:20

An emergency motion was filed on Monday at Parliament, claiming that a report submitted by former president Dr Mohamed Waheed to Maldives Police Service over being verbally harassed by a member of the ruling party was "fraudulent".

Early Saturday, Dr Waheed made a public statement alleging that an activist associated with Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) had stalked and verbally harassed both him and his spouse, the former First Lady Ilham Hussain, using obscene language.

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