Speaker of Parliament and Former President, Mohamed Nasheed has stated that MDP will always work towards justice for those who go through sexual abuse.

Speaking at the 169th MDP Congress tonight, former President Nasheed said that MDP would always work to get justice for the women and children who have become victims of sexual assault and would not step back even a little in that effort.

Nasheed said that there is no political party that wants justice for the victims than MDP and the party welcomes criticism on how it deals with those cases.

Meanwhile, the number of reported rape cases involving women and children has risen in the past month. And the opposition coalition has criticized and accused the government and MDP leadership influencing the investigations.