The Maldivian Epitaph

Luthufi of ACC
Nazim has the Remote

MP Nazim

The once "heaven on earth" society (Maldives) is slowly and assiduously slipping into anarchy, infested with corruption, death threats and murder, where ordinary middle income citizens are living in fear and anxiety of reprisals of the gangs organized and controlled by the very people chosen by them in naivety to protect and care for them. Concerned citizen wonder if the silent and peace loving majority could make a difference, or is it too early to say anything just now.

 

MP Moosa Manik
Son-in-law accused of Murder
of MP Hon Afraasheen

Witnessing the happening in Maldives is frightening. More frightening and threatening is the multi-million dollar operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated by organized gangs controlled by Parliament Members and Politicians. It is evident today politicians were responsible for the brutal murder of fellow parliamentarian Hon. Afraasheen Ali,  Investigations revealed that order was given for the assassination of seven other members too. To date nobody has been indicted. The Police Investigation Team with the assistance of global expertise like the FBI, and Interpol hasn't so far identified the real culprit(s) of this murder. But why is this so?, in actual sense, the whole story is with the investigation team of the Police, due to the nature of parliamentarians involved the " fear factor" is playing a critical role in exposing the real people behind the scene.

 

It's like the Red Riding Hood story, where the Police ask the wolf in grandmother’s clothes, "what big ears have you got grandma?", and the wolf replies all the better to hear everything. But comes short of asking the real question, “what big teeth have you got grandma?” why because this time it's not the innocent Little Red Riding Hood, but the Investigating Team of the Police, for they know the answer of the question would be to all the better to eat you.

former President Nasheed
called two kill shots in Maldives

Hence fear of losing their livelihood they come short of asking the real question and the wolf lives to eat more and more. Like the silence of the Lambs we just cuddle around and let the BIG BAD WOLF eat one of us.

This is done very professionally in this age in time. Hence they use the independent commissions, agencies and the various gangs to pursue their objectives. This is exactly why I doubt if the silent majority could make a difference.

 





Rufiyaa Exchanges hand for
personal gain of the Wolves.

A Nation of sheep will beget a government of Wolves. A healthy democracy requires a decent society, it requires that we are honorable, generous and respectful and law abiding. Do you as Maldivians see these qualities in our Parliamentarians, Independent Institution members, or the Government?

The answer is blowing in the wind.

"How many times must a man look up?
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowing' in the wind
The answer is blowing' in the wind" Bob Dylan.

 

Will you still vote for these BIG BAD WOLVES? The answer is with you

A “BRIDGE”: the Last Promise of a Failing Dictator.

Submitted by Capt. Shafiu Gasim

The Last Promise: A BRIDGE between Male and Hulhumale.

In one form or another Maldives was ruled by a Dictator since time immemorial. As the society progressed and its people became educated, the push for democracy and freedom intensified. Finally, in 2008 President Gayoom had to succumb to the pressure from the public and Alas! Maldivians got the Democracy and Freedom they called for. 

During the campaign of the first free and fair elections, the last promise Mr. Gayoom made to the people was a “Bridge”.  It was going to be a Bridge between Male and Hulhumale. It was the last sigh of the ailing President who had run out of promises, short of fame, heavy with brutality, and forgotten moralities.

The election results confirmed Mohamed Nasheed better known as Anni to be President of Maldives from 2009 to 2013.  He came into power on a platform of promises to reinstate a better economy, better salaries, better transportation, lower prices, and houses for the homeless, and a state of art health program for all Maldivians.

Maldivians were more than willing to forgive Anni, for the blunders made due to his inexperience in public office at least during the honeymoon period of this new presidency. But as the days passed by the phenomena of Anni blundering became his usual way of decision making; like a dumb kid not learning from his own mistakes and repeating them. This led to the rise of the public’s agitation to a level of no return.

Anni’s disregard for democratic rational and values, ignoring Court decisions even those of the Supreme Courts of the land and in his zeal for protests and unrest coupled with his eloquence for rude speeches, dismayed the Public to a deeper abyss of hopelessness and mistrust in his leadership. All this added up to Public outrage on to the streets of Male. Day by day, the once peace loving people of Maldives became an antagonized public facing the brutality of an arbitrated Police force on its streets. 

THE BRIDGE 

To calm the situation and the anger of the people, Anni dug deep into the textbooks of Autocratic rulers; easily available by his bedside was the book on “The Deeds of Gayoom”, the very man he contested and won. In his dismay and desperation, with no one to turn to and no time to spare, he flipped through the pages to the final chapter of the book; THE LAST PROMISE. Panic stricken Anni found salvation.  It was the promise of a BRIDGE; the bridge between Male and Hulhumale.

Remarkably, like the last sigh of a once ailing President who had run out of promises in 2008, President Nasheed too; short of fame, heavy with brutality, and forgotten moralities wasted no time to announce his “BRIDGE” between Male and Hulhumale.

The thought may have come a little too late, for one could interpret the situation Anni the President of Maldives is in as catastrophic; a State of the Nation where

1.  Military abducting Chief Justice and political opponents.

2. Supreme Court Judges intimidated and terrorized by ruling party (MDP) thugs

3.       Daily protests both by the government and the opposition running late into the night

4.       Arbitrary arrests of citizens opposed to MDP by the Police Force have become a routine.

5.   Opposition Parliament Members are summarily arrested with brutal force.

6.       Economy has been brought down to its knees.

7.       Unemployment level is at an all-time high

8.       The evil is flourishing:  young men and women are flocking to take part in the Para military force of the ruling party.

9. High ranking government figures tendering resignation are on the rise

10.   Gang culture is on the rise, ruling the streets of male, terrorizing the public.

11.   Police force is incapable of stopping street violence, preoccupied by political vendetta assignments

12.   Free media is warned, it would be shut down if anti governments sentiments are aired.

13.   Social fabric of the society is torn to pieces

14.   All democratic institutions set up by the 2008 constitution is paralyzed

15.   The Maldivian dream is nearing its end.