In his weekly radio address, President Mohamed Nasheed has said government is forced to do whatever possible to find a solution to stamp out corruption in the country.
Referring to the mass demonstration in the streets of the capital on Thursday, the President said the protests showed that “many people were ready for direct action to show the level of their disapproval of corruption”.
“Government, therefore, is forced to take swift measures, and do whatever possible to find a solution for corruption.”
The President continued in his radio address that the political situation in the country was “murky” and several challenges were faced by the governance system.
He confirmed that the government had given protection to some opposition figures after an assessment of the political situation in the country following disturbances in the streets of Male on Thursday.
Last month, the entire Cabinet resigned calling on the President to investigate why certain MPs were working against the government, citing allegations of bribery within the Majlis.
Since then, Maldives Police Service launched investigations of related allegations against MPs Abdulla Yameen, leader of the People’s Alliance party (PA) and former President Gayoom’s half brother, Gasim Ibrahim, head of the Jumhooree Party, and Ahmed Nazim, deputy leader of the PA.
In his radio address, the President noted that the country was still a very young democracy and like any other young democracy it too was facing teething troubles.
“We are confident of coming out of this situation. I see the big picture. I know the difficulty we are facing today. I am confident that we will be able to address the difficulties.”
