Former President Mohamed Nasheed has deemed attempts to smear the name of his attorney and Parliamentary hopeful for Thulhaadhoo constituency, Usthaz Hisaan Hussain, as cowardly. He additionally said that Hisaan has his full confidence moving forward.

President Nasheed to twitter just now to make this statement and said that the allegations against Hisaan are a politically motivated and organized move that is both cowardly and low.

Yesterday, a Thulhaadhoo citizen, Anas Ahmed had released a statement raising allegations against Hisaan. The statement addressed to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih claimed that him and four other children were subjected to inhumane treatment by Hisaan while they were staying at her father’s house for studies. Anas claimed that Hisaan had cut off water and electricity to their rooms of residence at the house and added that she even threw a stone into the room while they slept. The statement claimed that the children in the room had brought in water from public taps for hygiene and made use of flashlights during the 15 days where water and electricity had been cut off by Hisaan.

Noting that Maldivian Democratic Party strongly advocates for human rights, Anas urged President Solih to retract the party’s endorsement for Hisaan’s candidacy in his statement.

Anas stated that he had also submitted the case to Maldives Police Service.

Hisaan’s campaign has also responded to these claims by Anas in a statement released today and reiterated that she strongly denied these allegations. The statement informed that Hisaan has never harmed anyone in her life. She further urged Police to investigate the matter. While the letter by Anas claimed that the issue had been submitted to Maldives Police, Hisaan’s campaign team claims that no such charges have ever been raised against Hisaan by MPS.

The campaign office further reiterated that Anas is the nephew of the Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) candidate, opposing Hisaan for the Thulhaadhoo constituency, Ibrahim Afeef. Hisaan’s team further claims that Anas is at the forefront of campaign activities of the MRM candidate and added that these claims are completely false. Parliamentary hopeful Hisaan Hussain’s campaign team further condemned these allegations.