Maldives officials assure probe into calls for attack on Indian mission
An opposition activist and former senior government official Abbas Adil Riza called for an arson attack on the embass
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Defence minister Mariya Ahmed Didi and police commissioner Mohamed Hameed on Saturday warned that calls for incitement of violence targeting the Indian high commission in Maldives will be investigated.
The reaction came after an opposition activist and former senior government official Abbas Adil Riza called for an arson attack on the embassy in a tweet. In Dhivehi, he tweeted, "The 8th February arson attacks in Addu were carried out on India's order. We haven't retaliated to that yet. I propose we start from the Indian High Commission."
In a tweet condemning the call as an "act of terror", Mariya said President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's "zero tolerance on terror" policy will be enforced.
"India is our closest development partner and attempts to stop development for the people of Maldives will not be tolerated," she said.
In a separate tweet, police chief Hameed said any incitement of violence or encouragement of acts of terrorism will be taken seriously and investigated with due process.
"The spread of hate on social media is seemingly growing in Maldives. We are working with all stakeholders to effectively tackle the problem," he said.
Political parties, including the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), have condemned the call for an attack on the Indian High Commission in the capital.
