President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that all rights and freedoms taken away have been returned

The President said this while speaking at a campaign event for Parliamentary hopeful for the Alifushi constituency, Mohamed Rasheed.

He added that all the legislation used to restrict the people’s rights have now been dismissed. He noted that approximately five months earlier, most of the rights for the citizens had been snatched away from them.

President Solih said that basic rights had been taken away from the people, including freedom of media and - he said that he can say without hesitation, the freedom of speech.

The President indicated that the previous administration had also committed embezzlement and theft with state funds in the name of development.

He said that the the trust that should be placed in major financial institutions had been non-existent at that time.

As such, President Solih added that Parliament being influenced is also an aspect of the reality of five years ago.