Foreign Ministry Releases Statement Making False Allegations Against TMJ

Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement falsely accusing Dhiyares and the Maldives Journal.

The ministry's statement read that tweets posted by Dhiyares involving false reports on allied nations of the Maldives, some diplomatic missions, and diplomatic staff, have incited threats to bomb the Indian High Commission and protests in front of the Chinese Embassy. The ministry claimed that due to the threats, both missions have requested the ministry to ensure their security.

Despite its implicating statement, the ministry has yet to release any information that proves the threats to protest and bomb the Indian High Commission are linked to reports from Dhiyares and TMJ.

The threat to bomb the Indian High Commission was tweeted by an anonymous account, which had previously been tweeting in support of the current government. The account was suspended after the sudden threat to bomb the Indian High Commission. As such threats are taken seriously by Twitter, the company will provide the IP address of the account holder upon the request of Maldivian authorities. Twitter and Facebook have previously cooperated with Maldivian authorities in similar matters. It is worth noting that the government is fully capable of investigating the matter if they truly wished to do so.

The ministry released its statement a week after the Indian High Commission's request to reprimand Dhiyares and TMJ. The letter from the Indian High Commission also requested the foreign ministry to ensure the safety and security of the mission.

Sources informed TMJ that the ministry on Friday arranged a meeting with Police and Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). At the meeting, both police and MNDF reported they had not received intelligence of any threat to foreign missions in Maldives. However, the foreign ministry requested police and MNDF to ensure the security of the Indian High Commission and residences of the High Commissioner, Deputy High Commissioner, Defence Attaché, and First Secretary.

Many have expressed their concern regarding Indian imperialism in Maldives. The public has also called for the publication of all agreements between the two countries.