THE AFTERMATH

THE AFTERMATH - OF 1ST FEBRUARY 2018 SUPREME COURT RULING
Written by: Ali Assad

The development racecar galvanized by President Yameen’s aspirations had to divert into a pit stop, due to the black flag shown by Supreme Court on 1st February 2018.

Without doubt the cabinet of “pit crew” chosen by President Yameen proved to be more than capable of handling any unforeseen circumstances manipulated by the competition, on the track of progress.

After carefully maneuvering along the legal boundaries, calculated driving, corruption repairs, minor adjustments and a few changes, a more determined President blazed back into the political circuit.

Judicial Coup orchestrated by the opposition, can now be clearly stated as a complete failure. But was it a complete failure? Are there no contingency plans?

Most important part of the coup, which was designed to topple President Yameen has been completely unsuccessful. In the aftermath of the attack against the presidency, President Yameen has emerged unwavering and more purposeful in delivering his visions of a peaceful and prosperous future to the Maldivian people.

However, from the ashes of failure, the opposition has scavenged a sharp thorn that can be used to intensify and escalate multiple attacks against democracy.

Maldivian Democratic Party and powerful Western friends of former President Nasheed, had been searching for a chance to provide a legal window of opportunity, for him to participate in the next presidential elections in 2018.

Western backers of Nasheed had even pressured former President Waheed to create a slot for him in the 2013 presidential race. Nasheed’s trail for kidnapping a serving judge was delayed and he was allowed to participate in the election to satisfy the whims of Nasheed’s powerful friends.

International observers declared the 2013 election free and fair. President Yameen won the 2013 election. A badly defeated Nasheed still claims that he won the elections because in the first round he won the popular vote.

Nasheed is a self-confessed convicted kidnapper, without any possibility of participating in the 2018 elections according to the Maldivian constitution or internationally practiced norms.

Alleged bribed ruling of Supreme Court has bestowed Nasheed with grounds to claim, another shot in a presidential race.

Nasheed’s allies have been quick to pull strings and produce a report from the United Nations Human Rights Committee to declare that Nasheed is eligible to participate in the next election. The outcome of the report was publicly announced by Nasheed even before the UN appointed committee deliberations were finished. This is not surprising because the person in charge of this at the UN, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed is Nasheed’s close ally and he also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, under Nasheed’s regime. Initially it was during Nasheed’s reign that Dr. Shaheed was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, Iran refused him entry into the country and has declared him to be an agent of both the CIA and Israel. This is not so shocking considering the person who propelled him to this position is Nasheed and he is also the only Muslim president who did not vote for Palestine, in the UNESCO vote to admit Palestine as a member state.

Dr. Shaheed was later nominated for the post of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, which further explains the sequence of events unfolding after the judicial coup.

With the 2018 presidential election looming ahead and with little to spare, the trues desires of Nasheed’s financiers can be clearly seen in EU’s election recommendation report on Maldives. The desperate wish for religious freedom or to be precise the establishment of Christianity in Maldives. Further, statements in the UK parliament highlighted that it would have been much easier to allow multiple religions, if Nasheed was in power.

Even with the initial failure to overthrow President Yameen, the backup plans of the failed judicial coup seem to be in full swing.

Nasheed seems to be the chosen driver for this crusade, a puppet willing to do anything for fame and power.

For many years, we as a nation with one language, one culture and one religion, have survived many an attack from hostile powers.

The aftermath of the 1st February judicial coup, has revealed a more sinister and darker plot to attack the heart of Maldives - Islam.