Ex-CP summoned to Police for allegedly infringing President’s son dignity

Former Commissioner of Police Hussain Waheed has been summoned to Maldives Police Service over a case involving the alleged infringement of the President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s son’s dignity.

Hussain Waheed, one of the individuals on the frontlines of former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom’s political party, People’s National Front (PNF), and Mohamed Waheed, an activist from the party, has been summoned to the Police regarding the case.

Speaking with Sun on Thursday, former Technology Minister Mohamed Maleeh Jamal, another key figure from PNF, said Hussain Waheed has been summoned for 16:00pm today while Mohamed Waheed has been summoned for 14:00pm.

According to Maleeh, both individuals are being summoned over a case involving the alleged infringement of the dignity of a minor. He assured that none of the party members have engaged in any actions that violate laws or regulations.

Maleeh claimed that the summoning of both individuals by the Police was a response to PNF’s efforts to raise public awareness about government corruption and other forms of misconduct, aimed at bringing such practices to an end. He characterized the move as an attempt to hinder PNF’s political activities.

“Nevertheless, we will not cease doing this,” he added.  

Notably, First Lady Sajidha Ahmed has filed lawsuits against Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s activist Mariyam ‘Mandhy’ Zubair and the party’s chairperson Fayyaz Ismail, with both the Civil Court and Family Court, accusing both individuals of infringing the dignity and rights of her son.

The First Lady pursued legal action against Mandhy via her legal representative, former Attorney General Azima Shakoor, over remarks she made during an MDP rally back in March, suggesting that President Muizzu decided to ban vaping in Maldives last year because his 16-year-old son got caught vaping. Meanwhile, Fayyaz was sued over a post he wrote on the social media platform X.

MDP has insisted that the remarks made at the rally were not targeted at a child.

Both the Elections Commission (EC) and the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) have condemned the remarks made at the rally.