10:57
President said that the Vice President was not threatened or forced to return from abroad. The Vice President is not talking yet, the President said that the Vice President has to change that decision.
10:56
Working on importing fuel to the Maldives at a cheaper rate.
10:56
President said that he discussed with the Saudi Government after the Hajj pilgrimage.
10:54
The highest priority now is the airport and the bridge projects. Trying to complete them by 2017.
10:54
Ministers to the Toursim and Defence Ministry to be assigned soon.
10:53
President said that he would do anything he must to restore the trust in the Police.
10:52
Every Government would help the members of their party when they can.
10:52
There is no complaint of the Vice President influencing independent institutes.
10:51
Vice President was trusted and gave more chances to speed the Government’s progress.
10:50
President said that the Vice President influenced the Police and MNDF without the President’s knowledge and so against the law.
10:49
No confidence vote will not be taken against the Vice President without the result of the investigation with the Vice President’s support.
10:49
President requested support in the investigation by the Vice President and that would clear his name.
10:48
Having or not having a specific person would not weaken the Government.
10:47
Moving forward, many things would be directly under the President.
10:46
There is no trouble with the foreign investments coming in. The finance is set for the big projects. That includes the bridge as well.
10:43
I don’t blame the current Vice President in the Launch explosion. But suspicions forced him to be detained.
10:40
When the former Vice President Jameel was in power, he did not support the Government. Don’t want to say anything bad about him. He has the opportunity to work on his defence.
10:39
President Nasheed’s trial was not a trial that was sped up.
10:39
President Nasheed’s trial was hastened upon his request, to allow him to take part in the 2018 election.
10:38
President said that he said not made a decision on the 2018 Presidential Election.
10:37
Minister of the President’s Office, Hussain Shareef resigned on his own when was suspended. There is no relation to the Launch.
10:36
There is no relation to the dismissal of the former Defence Minister Moosa Ali Jaleel with the Launch explosion.
10:35
The former Defence Minister changed the regulation that allows the import of gunpowder only by the Defence Ministry to allow import for the MMPRC as well.
10:31
The former Defence Minister was not arrested after firearms were found. Trust in Nazim was lost from the point he riled up MNDF officers and asked to go confront the President.
10:31
Jameel was impeachment and the current Vice President’s arrest was not only based on an intelligence report.
10:29
When the assistance from the Vice Presidents area most needed, no assistance comes. The former Vice President, Jameel and the current Vice President were noted.
10:28
And said that he does not believe this was a coincidence because of the suspicions on different people.
10:27
President said that no intelligence information that should come to the President came since July. But the Vice President collected them.
10:26
With the relationship between the Vice President and Police, I saw it best not keep the Commissioner of Police, Hussain Waheed at his position.
10:26
Because the investigation is related to the Vice President, he has to support this investigation.
10:23
I saw the Vice President obstructing this investigation.
10:22
The Sri Lankan investigation team revealed that the Launch did have a bomb.
10:21
The decision to detain the Vice President and continue the investigation was made because bomb making equipment was found from the residences of people close to him.
10:20
During the search operation in Malé equipment for bomb making were found. That is why they were searched.
10:18
It was revealed that the Vice President attempted to take a no confidence vote against the President with the opposition members and PPM Parliamentary members.
10:17
And said that the Vice President was asked to use his resources to get the information needed for the investigation but that support was not given.
10:17
President said that the support needed for the investigation was not given by the Vice President.
10:16
President said that he met with Ziyath to ask to talk to the Police to give the information needed for the investigation and requested the Vie President to share the information when the Vie President was in Singapore.
10:15
It is not acceptable that Ziyath refuse to tell the Police how the MMPRC funds are handled.
10:13
And said that the documents that the Police needed from MMPRC needs to be found at the house of their Managing Director Abdulla Ziyath.
10:13
President said that all arrests so far were necessary arrests.
10:12
One person who came from abroad was arrested, said the President.
10:11
When the Police arrested the first two people in the investigation, they did something else on the Launch and that hindered the investigation.
10:10
And said that those arrested are needed to be arrested in the investigation.
10:10
President said that these influences obstruct the investigation.
10:09
President noted that the Police face obstruction when they go with a court order to search as part of the Launch explosion investigation.
10:08
But said that the Vice President and the Ministers should not be too close with the Police.
10:07
President noted that the entire Police institute has been influenced by the Vice President.
10:07
President said that a Government decision was made not to have a close relation between Ministers and the Police.
10:05
President Yamin begins his address.
10:01
Along with the Home Minister Umar Naseer, a seven person inquiry commission was formed to investigate the explosion on board the Presidential Launch when the President Abdulla Yamin Abdul Gayoom was returning from his visit to Saudi Arabia.
09:57
The President Office say that the President would begin his address in a few minutes.
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