Ayya Lee

The president has given up maintaining even the barest facade of caring for freedom of expression anymore. Without a trial or lawful investigation, the courts have issued an unconstitutional gag order prohibiting all conversation around the documentary. Journalists @MohamedShahzan and @MrLeevaaan have been hit with charges of contempt of the court, again without legal basis or constitutional weight, and the kangaroo courts have sentenced them to 10 and 15 days respectively in “secret” hearings. These sham trials show that the president is no longer satisfied with harassing and intimidating journalists, and that he is willing to abuse the full weight of the state to persecute personal and political opponents. We have entered another truly fearful period in our country’s history. Dictator Muizzu has pushed our fight for fundamental rights more than half a century back. Freedom of speech and expression may be a joke to this administration, but we will fight tooth and nail to stop you from taking these rights away. I ask all citizens of the country to defy these unconstitutional decisions and protest in any way you can. “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”- Voltaire

I truly admire @MickailNaseem. He’s a wonderful person, an amazing son, a loving husband, planning to become a father, a phenomenal young leader, highly educated and loyal to MDP. But the fact that his mother, @MandhyZubair, tweets from MDP’s official X handle to promote his press, combined with the high level of influence that large corporations such as SJ and RCC, along with various factions within MDP such as DRP, JP, BMW etc., appear to have over him, concerns me. It makes me doubt whether he will be able to run the party administration independently, free from external control. It’s easier to manipulate younger people. I had hoped he would be different, but so far, I’m not seeing that. That said, if he gets elected, I will stand by him strongly and support him fully.

“ރޭގަ މާލޭގައި ހިނގައި ދިޔަ ކަންކަމުގައި ހުރިހާ ސިޔާސީ ބޭފުޅުންވެސް ސަރުކާރުގެ ސްޓޭންޑް ދިފާއުކުރައްވާ ސޯޝަލް މީޑިޔާގައި އެކްޓިވް ވެދެއްވުމަށް އެދެން.” @presidencymv އިން ސިޔާސީ އެންމެނަށް ފޮނުވި މެސެޖެއް. ެެއެލް ސޯފާ ސެކްސް މައްސަލައިގަ ތަހުގީގަށް ފުރަތަމަ ވަންނަންވީ އަދަދުނޫސް އޮފީހަށް ނޫން. @min_mohst މައްސަލަ ތަހުގީގަށް ފުލުސްއޮފީހަށް ފުރަތަމަ ހާޒިރުކުރަންވީ @EashaAshraf އީޝާ ކައިރިން އަހަންވީ އީޝާ އަދަދުނޫހަށް އިންޓަވިއު ދިންތޯ؟ އެއިންޓަވިއުގަ ބުނިންތޯ ރައިސްއާއި އެކު ރައިސްއޮފީހު L SOFA ގަ ސެކްސް ހެދިތޯ؟ @MJameelAhmed @prz_ymn @UmarNaseerMV @husnusuood @AABDULLADIDI @Midhuamsaud @moosahaveeru @ib_khaleel