Sunday 13th February 2005

Local News

Hussain Manik Dhon Manik Lobbying for an appointed parliament seat
Male' - A team of Thaa Atoll leaders have arrived in Male' to try and lobby with Gayyoom to appoint the outgoing MP for Thaa Atoll, Hussain Manik Dhon Manik.
Even before the elections last month, there were several indications that Dhon Manik was not on the winning side.
Dhon Manik is the gay lover of Gayyoom's brother, Abdull Hameed, the all-powerful Atolls Minister and is believed to be absolutely heartbroken about loosing his parliamentary seat. In an attempt to please him, Hameed has made arrangements for the team to meet with his mighty brother, Dictator Gayyoom, to make their case.
The team consists of Vandhoo Island Chief Inayath, Gaadhiffushi Island Chief Abdul Raheem, Madifushi Island Chief Shaugee Ali and Deputy Atoll Chief Abdulla Shareef. They will also be joined by Hirilandhoo Island Chief who is currently in Male'.
In addition to lobbying for Hussain Manik Dhon Manik, the team will also request Dictator Gayyoom to keep the current Thaa Atoll Chief Ibrahim Manik Dhon Manik in his post. People of Thaa Atoll have raised concerns about his corruptions and abuse of power and it was believed that he would get the golden handshake but Hameed has other plans obviously, to save his brother in law.
Does this now mean that Hameed is no longer running the Atolls shows and that Gayyoom at last is in charge, be it even temporary.
 

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Editorial
How can there be "Reform" in Maldives without a free media?

In Maldives, Gayyoom controls all forms of media. The only TV and Radio stations are fully owned and managed by the government. The three main daily news papers and weekly magazines are owned by Gayyoom's family, close associates and cabinet Ministers, in other words, by hardcore cronies of Gayyoom who have become filthy rich in the process. There are a number of other monthly magazines but they all have a self-censorship scheme because a simple word out of place and that is the end of it all. Imprisonment and torture is thereafter imminent. Sadly, all this is being done despite a constitutional guarantee on freedom of expression. read more

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Minivan News
Shuaib calls for Rashad to Go
Shuaib Ali, who contested for Haa Dhaal Atoll in the Majlis elections has written to the Elections Commission and to Maumoon, calling for Elections Commissioner Ibrahim Rashad to resign. read more

Saturday 12th February 2005

Notice - From 3-5am EST today, there was a planned outage of the DO server. In case readers had been disappointed we apologise but It was for necessary  maintenance.

Red Cross News

Red Cross Programs Help Rebuild After Tsunami
Friday, February 11, 2005 — After the devastating tsunami roared through the Indian Ocean and struck the Maldives in December, community leaders gathered to decide what assistance would help their cluster of islands get back on their collective feet.
As with other nations affected by the tsunami, this island community had never suffered such a severe natural calamity and community leaders were extremely concerned about the resiliency of its residents. So the American Red Cross sent Joseph Prewitt-Diaz, MD, PhD, an American Red Cross psychosocial delegate, and his team to help. read more

 

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ABC Australia
Maldives - Wave of Change

THOMPSON: Amnesty International says scores of prisoners have been abused. President Gayoom said it never happened.
PRESIDENT GAYOOM: None of them have said anything about any abuse of prisoners.
THOMPSON: So any allegations of abuse are false?
PRESIDENT GAYOOM: No, no allegations of abuse at all.
Broadcast: 08/02/2005 - Reporter: Geoff Thompson
THOMPSON: On the 26th of December when I first heard the news that a tsunami had roared its way across the Indian Ocean, sometimes generating waves higher than ten metres, my first thought was that the Maldives must be gone because just two weeks earlier I was already here for Foreign Correspondent, investigating the threat the world’s rising seas may soon pose to this paradise like Archipelago in which 80% of its almost twelve hundred islands exists barely one metre above sea level. read the full transcript

Monday Times
An Authoritarian President Who Suppressed Political Opponents
A recent documentary broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Foreign Correspondent programme shed a very balanced view on the effects of the Tsunami, and Gayyom’s dictatorship of the country. In the interview Gayoom lied to the reporter about cases of abuse and torture in his prison’s. The stuttering dictator unashamedly said “None of them have said anything about any abuse of prisoners, No, No allegations of abuse at all..!!!” ; whilst in the same report some of those abused and tortured shared their truly horrifying experiences under the dictator, including a very eloquent Nazim Sattar demonstrating how suppressed and intimidated democracy lovers in the country were. read more

Friday 11th February 2005

Local News

MDP Leader Ibrahim Ismail arrived in Maldives this afternoon

Male' - MDP Leader Ibrahim Ismail was received by a large crowd of supporters at Male' Airport as he arrived back to Male' after newly 2 weeks abroad, including Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

In a brief statement to a Minivan News Reporter, Ibra said that his trip was a success and that he expected more support from international community for the establishment of a democratic system in Maldives.

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Minivan News Today
BBC RADIO REPORT ON THE MALDIVES -
 LISTEN HERE
"I am not a dictator" - Gayoom. *Listen to the programme here*
Read More >>

A Truly Awful Week for the President
The photos of Maafushi Jail, the HRC report, the CET report, the EU statement and the BBC have hit Gayoom from all sides
Read More >>

Concern over the Extended Detention of Ahmed Falah
Falah’s arrest has re-focused attention on the behaviour of the security services and the fairness of the Maldivian justice system
Read More >>

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Crossing Continents

"I m not a Dictator" says Gayyoom

"Total suppression is total stability" says Anni

"We will get him this time, there is no doubt about it" says Sappe'

Listen to the programme
(Click the Audio link button on top right)

Calling for Freedom by Nishko

Lets raise our voice to be heard all around the world

Listen to the song

Program Alert

Crossing Continents
The Maldive Islands have asked the international community for well over a billion dollars to help them recover from the havoc wreaked by the Asian tsunami. The government there is keen to restore the islands' image of a palm fringed paradise surrounded by a turquoise sea of breathtaking beauty. But for many Maldivians this carefully nurtured image belies a reality of political repression and the abuse of human rights.
According to Amnesty International dozens of people have been locked up without trial in recent years and there are well documented accounts of ill-treatment and political intimidation. President Gayoom - who has kept a steely grip on the islands for the past 26 years - also attempts to control the internet - and has come down hard on those who use the web to criticise his leadership. Those who persist have had to flee and now operate abroad.
In Crossing Continents, Julian Pettifer travels from Salisbury to Sri Lanka and on to the Maldives to talk to the people fighting for the political future of the islands. He witnesses the country's parliamentary elections and assesses whether the natural disaster of the tsunami might bring about the political changes longed for by the opposition - or whether it will just be business as usual for the president and his cronies. Listen Live to Radio 4
 

Thursday 10th February 2005

MY SON WAS MURDERED BY MAUMOON ABDUL GAYOOM

"When I went to the dressing room there were soldiers inside and outside that room. When I asked where Evan was, coming out, Ismail Moosa (the director of Department of Corrections) said that last night (19 September 2003) M. Asia Hassan Evan Naseem had died. Even when I begged to be shown Evan’s face they did not show me Evan’s face at that time. I begged for 25 minutes to be shown Evan’s face."

read more

BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents

Ahmed Naseer broadcasts to the Maldives from a studio in Salisbury

Maldives reform hope after tsunami
By Julian Pettifer
With the eyes of the world on the Maldives as it attempts to recover from the Indian Ocean tsunami, its president is coming under mounting pressure to carry out his promised democratic reforms.

Wednesday 9th February 2005

Presenter Julian Pettifer and Producer Simon Hardy interviewed DO Editor in Chief at his home

BBC Radio 4 Tomorrow

The Maldives: Politics and the tsunami
BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents will be broadcast on Thursday, 10 February, 2005, at 1100 GMT. The programme will be repeated on Monday, 14 February, 2005, at 2030 GMT.
In the first programme of the new series Julian Pettifer visits the Maldives after the devastation caused by the Asian tsunami.

The Program will be on BBC Website for a week. read more

Translation
Statement given to the Chief of Staff Zahir (Deputy Chief Torturer) on the brutal killing of innocent and unarmed civilian inmates in Maafushi Prison in Maldives by the authority

The punishment to the prisoners is solitary detention and handcuffing. How to handcuff is not in the rules. The rules say only to handcuff. Solitary detention is keeping him in a cell. Otherwise than this there is no other place or other way for solitary detention. One day (I don’t remember which day now), the Lt. Mohamed Aswan came and told me that some unusual things are happening in Maafushi prison. I told him that such things about the prison are not reported direct to me. Take them up with the concerned person. As I could recall, I could tell him so much. I did not know if a report was submitted. That Aswan was sent back to Maafushi Lt. Col. Ibrahim Rasheed told me. And he was detained within the island restricted from coming to Malé. However, a notice of arrest was not received by the Office of the Chief of Staff. He did not tell me that the report that Aswan is said to have sent was not taken any corrective action on any thing by those who received it. read more

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Tuesday 8th February 2005

Minivan News

Translation
Statement given to the Commissioner of Police Adam Zahir (Chief Torturer) on the brutal killing of innocent and unarmed civilian inmates in Maafushi Prison in Maldives by the authority

Reports of the condition worsening in Maafushi prison were coming. An incident was expected. When the Maj. Ibrahim Latheef asked whether more men would be required to control it, (Fusfaru) the Capt. Adam Mohamed said that an additional force would not be required. The reinforcement unit left for Maafushi after the shooting, I am quite sure. The Maj. Ibrahim Latheef told me about the shooting in Maafushi an hour after he told me about the prisoners having made out of the cells. When I was told about the shooting, I reported to the Deputy Chief of Police for the Chief of Police to be informed. When I received the news of the shooting I informed the Chief of Police of it instantly. The Chief of Police did not say any thing when I told him about it. I did not know that the Chief of Police had been informed of it before I did. read more

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Monday 7th February 2005

BBC News
Tourism revival key for Maldives
It is often promoted as the last paradise on Earth, but the Maldives and its precious tourism industry were devastated by December's tsunami. Kirsten Magasdi visited the archipelago for BBC World's Fast Track programme.  The island nation's economy relies more heavily on tourism than any other tsunami-affected country. read more

DO Business Reviews

First online shop in Maldives
Buy Online is one of the first online shops in the Maldives managed by Novelty group. The service is adapted to Maldivian style where payment is made when goods are delivered. As part of providing marketing for local businesses, DO recommends Buy Online this week. You can buy a range of products including stationary and digital cameras as well as computer accessories. Enjoy shopping at BuyOnline Maldives!

Breaking News

Reformist Winner of Fuah Mulaku Modee critically injured in a freak motorcycle accident

Latest Update >>>

Male' - 15:40 - The accident occurred near Postal Junction in Galolhu (Masodige corner). Modee and another motorcyclist (3 people in total) were involved. It is reported that Modee has gained consciousness but is undergoing x-ray and further tests to determine the extent of injuries sustained to his ear and shoulder. It is believed that he has sustained a severe blow to his head and is currently disorientated. Colleagues are thankful that the situation is at this point not life threatening, although this is a very premature assumption and we are now waiting for the results of the tests and evaluations.

Male' 15:15 - Confirmed reports say that reformist winner of Gn. Fuah Mulaku seat in the recent parliamentary elections in Maldives is in a critical condition after being involved in a freak motorcycle incident.

Many of his colleagues are currently in ADK Hospital. We will publish more details as we get them.

Minivan News spends 15 Minutes with Ali Shiyam
A director of AAA Hotels & resorts and member of the Executive Board of Maldives Association of Tourism and Industry (MATI). He was also in the Executive Board of the Maldives National Chamber Commerce and Industry. AAA Hotels & resorts have 4 resort islands in the Maldives with a bed capacity of over 900, making it one of the top 5 resort companies in terms of bed capacity. read more

News Alert

MDP Leader Speaks to the BBC Asia Today
Hon. Ibrahim Ismail has given an interview to the BBC regarding the recent elections and the political situation in Maldives. The program Asia Today will be broadcast at Male' Time 4:45am, and repeated at 5:30am, 6:30am, 7:30am and 8:30am today.

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Translation
Statement given to the Presidential Commission by State Minister for Defence and National Security (Now Ambassador to India) on the brutal killing of innocent and unarmed civilian inmates in Maafushi Prison in Maldives by the authority
"On 19 September 2003, Maj. Ibrahim Latheef called at 11:30 in the night and told me that a prisoner had died in Maafushi prison. When the Maj. Ibrahim Latheef told me about this, I asked him that why he did not tell me when he called me before (8:30 that night) while the situation in prison was so serious. I did not know then that he was beaten to death. I ordered at once that the Chief of the Forces be informed of it through the Commissioner of Police. However, given the nature of the incident, I tried to inform the Chief of the Forces immediately. I managed to contact the First Lt. Ziyad in attendance. I asked the First Lt. Ziyad that I had something very important to tell the president and to call me back after arranging so to be done. As I could recollect, at about 11:45 or 11:50 that night the president called me. On the president’s call, I said that a prisoner had died in Maafushi prison. Still when I told the president about that I did not know what had happened in any detail. I knew that having been informed the president did start looking into the incident. I came to know that the Lt. Mohamed Aswan had reported of torture in prison only when Lt. Col. Ibrahim Rasheed told me about it.
Though I am the Minister of State of the Ministry of Defence and National Security, the ministry is run practically by the Minister. We seek guidelines from the Minister. I am the senior most in the overall administration of the national security in accordance with the directions of the Chief of Army and Police (Gayyoom)." read more 

Opinion 
The truth about the higher education scholarship loan scheme for 100 students
I’m one of the students who applied for loan scheme which was announced by the President of Maldives in June 2004. I was the first person who took the form from higher education and I was the first person who met all the peoples from higher education who were involved with this. Among them one was Dr Muhusin. He talked to me so nicely and he answered all my question and he told me how long it’s going to take and how students will be selected. After four long months I saw on daily news paper Dr shagee’s interview about the scholarship and the loan scheme. read more

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Sunday 6th February 2005

Editorial
"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation” – Nelson Mandela
Putting President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom in-charge of the reform process has ‘disaster’ written all over it. The unfolding UN-Iraq oil-money scandal is neither the first nor the last wake-up call to International aid donors, the United Nations (ironically) and European Countries about the importance of properly assessing the credibility of the Governments which they assist. It is time for Maldivians to understand that neither aid-donors nor tourists would come back as long as we have an International Money-launderer cum dictator at the helm of our Nation. Quoting Former-president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela at the speech he gave at Trafalgar Square –  “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings” read more

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Saturday 5th February  2005

News in brief
Gayyoom refutes the statement by Maldives Human Rights Commission and questions the integrity of the Members who were appointed by him
Yesterday, Maldives Human Rights Commission stated that the recent elections in Maldives was not free and fair, in respect of several key concerns which they specified, including intimidation and use of public funds by pro-Gayyoom candidates.
However, not surprisingly, Gayyoom has rejected that statement and questioned the integrity of the members of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives, who he personally appointed last year, after the formation of the Commission to appease the murders committed by his Police in September 2003.
Gayyoom’s argument was that both the SAARC delegation of eminent persons and the Commonwealth Observers has ‘praised’ the elections and have stated that they were free and fair. However, fact remains that they praised that it was well organised, especially the Commonwealth Expert Team. As for the SAARC delegation, they have never found any faults in the Maldives elections for the past 15 years despite that, they have also recommended to introduce key changes such as vote counting to be organised in the islands and so forth.
This does not come as a surprise to many reformists and pro-democracy activists. Human Rights Commission of the Maldives is perhaps better equipped and manned than the Commonwealth and the SAARC teams put together. This is mainly because of the language barrier and ability to collect more information for being a native organisation with more experience on the cultures of elections in Maldives.

Maldives Royal Family Editorial

Maldive Human Rights Commission has declared the recent Maldive elections unfair

The Official Website of the Maldives Royal Family congratulates the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives on its display of independence in declaring the recent Maldive parliamentary general "elections" well removed from being free and fair. Although the Commission’s media release noted that the elections were an improvement on previous votes and listed 8 points that it regarded as improvements, it listed 12 points that made these elections unfair. The Commission concluded “that the elections for the Parliament of the Maldives held on 22 January 2005, in general, were not free or unbiased or removed from unwarranted influence.” read more

Readers' Opinions
'A Man For One Woman' Why Gayyoom Should Consider Divorce!
After 27 years of despotic rule Gayoom proudly announced on 15 December 2004 that the Maldives had progressed from the status of a least developed country (LDC). What he forgot to tell us though was that where divorce is concerned, we have also been a super power, topping the list of countries in the United Nations in divorce rate. Multiple marriages are common in our nation due to Islamic traditions and the ease of divorce, and past presidents have contributed well to uphold this custom. read more

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If you cannot download the PDF file, please send a mail to  dhivehiobserver@gmail.com; we will send you the file(s). And, if you want the statement(s) of a specific person, please send details to us, we have all the statements relating to 19th-20th September 2003 cold blood murder by Gayyoom in Maldives. Gayyom obviously did not give a statement, although he was the Commander and Veriyaa of the Murderers, for the Commission, he was Mighty President.

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News in Brief

Ibrahim Ismail meets Mark Oaten, MP for Winchester

Hon. Ibrahim Ismail, MP for Male spent the afternoon with  Hon. Mark Oaten, MP for Winchester, England, yesterday. During the meeting, Hon. Ismail discussed issues of the recent elections in Maldives, tsunami disaster and the current political situation of the country.

Hon. Mark Oaten is the Shadow Home Secretary for the Liberal Democratic Party in UK and has been very supportive to Maldivian Democratic Party since it began operating in the UK.

According to Ibra, one of the objectives of this visit was to spend some time with a   British Member of the Parliament at work and Mr. Oaten gladly provided that opportunity.

Ibra also gave interviews to local media and is scheduled to visit and meet some MPs at the House of Commons.