Recent Posts Tagged With 'state minister abdullah shahid'

• The Quality of Political Appointees in the Nasheed Administration

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 11:08 in aneh dhivehi raajje, maldives government, president nasheed (anni), state minister abdullah shahid, state minister umar jamal, minister ahmed shafeeq, minister mohamed rasheed hussain

  As almost seven months pass since President Mohamed Nasheed took power in the Maldives, Maldivian citizens despair of ever seeing the much promised improvements in their livelihoods. The state treasury has been exhausted within this brief period, an...

• Police used Electric Shock Baton and Pepper Spray on Peaceful Protesters

  Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 23:45 in maldives government, president nasheed (anni), state minister abdullah shahid, maldives police service

  Riot Police used pepper spray on over 500 demonstrators, protesting against the appointment of convicted terrorist Abdullah Shahid as state minister of defense and national security. According to witnesses police used electric shock batons and pepper...

• Government has no right to stop the protest

  Posted on Friday December 26th, 2008 at 17:46 in maldives government, president nasheed (anni), state minister abdullah shahid

  The protest held tonight to raise voice for the resignation of Abdullah Shahid as State Minister of Defense and to stop appointing such convicts for senior government posts was brought to an end by force by the Maldives Police Services. Protesters we...