Will not back down despite coup accusations: Fayyaz

The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) will not resort to overthrowing a government by coup, and no one in the party will back down from holding the government accountable, even in the face of arrest threats, said Fayyaz Ismail, the party's Chairperson, today.

This statement comes as the Maldives Police Service launched an investigation into the Bank of Maldives' (BML) recently reversed decision to impose a foreign transaction limit, which is alleged to have been orchestrated by political figures. Last night, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu described the incident as a direct attempted coup during ruling party People's National Congress (PNC) meeting.