Special committee assembled by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has today held extensive discussions to find a solution to the uprising issue in social media platforms on religious criticism targeted to the Islamic faith.

At the committee’s first meeting held at the President’s Office today, after extensive discussions, apart from the relevant authorities within the committee the committee decided to get further assistance and cooperation from National Centre for Counter Terrorism, and Police Intelligence in solving the matter and safeguarding the sanctity of the Islamic faith, being intolerant to brutality and religious turmoil among the society as stated in the constitution of the Maldives and the manifesto of the joint coalition.