'Protests for Rilwan was a ruse to secure presidency'

2 years ago

The father of Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, a journalist who worked for Minivan News (later renamed Maldives Independent) who is believed to have been abducted and murdered – has stated that the protests by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in the name of urging justice for Rilwan was a ruse to secure presidency. In an interview to local news outlet Channel 13, Rilwan’s