State Minister Shamnaz arrested

Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, a state minister at the Ministry of Environment, has been arrested by the police, as part of a criminal investigation against her.

When presented before the Criminal Court for her remand hearing, the court ordered for her to be kept in police custody for seven days.

There have been reports that Shamnaz was arrested for performing black magic on President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.

However, this has not been confirmed by any official sources.

When asked about the reports, the chief police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police Ahmed Shifan, told Sun on Wednesday morning that police were investigating a case involving Shamnaz and two other individuals.

He declined to say more.

Shamnaz is the spouse of Adam Rameez, a minister at the President’s Office.

Shamnaz had previously served as a member of the Male’ City Council with President Muizzu, back when he was serving as the city’s mayor. But following his election to office last year, Shamnaz resigned from the council, and got appointed as a state minister at Muliaage, the official residence of the president. She was later transferred to the Environment Ministry.

The government has yet to make an official comment regarding the case.