Maldives president confronted by diaspora in KL amid protests at home
A meeting between Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and the island republic's diaspora in Malaysia took an unexpected turn last night when he was confronted with questions related to youth-led protests back home.
Among those in attendance was the elder sister of Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed, a 21-year-old Maldivian student who is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur for extensive injuries sustained from an alleged fall through a window of an apartment.
Hawwa's brother-in-law, Mohamed Muimin, told Malaysiakini that the sister, who declined to be named for safety reasons, had 'confronted' Muizzu with...
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