Yameen must get justice, we must call for it, says JP's Ameen
MRM President Faris Maumoon, who attended the talks with the JP, declined to respond to any question related to Yameen.
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Aishath Fareeha Abdulla
Jumhooree Party (JP) deputy leader Ameen Ibrahim said on Tuesday that former President Abdulla Yameen should get justice.
Replying to reporters' questions after the JP held talks with the MRM to work together in the upcoming presidential election, Ameen called on state authorities to provide the opportunity to any party if it loses the opportunity to contest the upcoming presidential election.
Nominations for the September 9 presidential election are being accepted from 9am Sunday to 2pm on August 7 from the election headquarters at Dharubaaruge.
The opposition PPM-PNC has handed over their presidential ticket to Yameen.
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Yameen was sentenced to 11 years in jail on December 25 for money laundering and accepting a bribe over the leasing of V. Aarah for tourism as part of the MMPRC corruption scandal
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The verdict has been appealed in the High Court but the appeal hearings have stalled as several judges are on leave
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Criminal Court is hearing two additional charges against him linked to the MMPRC corruption scandal
Ameen said that justice should be delivered to all the people.
"It's not just President Yameen. It's important for every citizen of Maldives to get justice. There should be equality in getting justice. President Yameen should also get equality of justice," the JP presidential candidate Gasim Ibrahim's campaign manager said.
"His family and his supporters are saying that he is not getting justice. If that is the case, I believe it is very important that the state hear their claim”.
If Yameen does not get justice, we should call for his justice, he said.
MRM President Faris Maumoon, who attended the talks with the JP, declined to respond to any question related to Yameen.
“I don't want to say anything directly about a judgment made by the courts,” he said.
However, the voice of the members within the PPM is important in this election, he said.
"Many of the PPM members are very close to us. I also believe that their voice or their wishes should be represented in this presidential election," Faris explained.
