Former President Mohamed Nasheed has stated that President Abdulla Yameen had indebted the Maldives to China, and that current President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is working tirelessly to buy us back from China.

Speaking during the MDP campaign event held at Artificlal Beach on Tuesday night, the former President said that the bridge could have been developed for as low as USD 70 million. But raising the cost of that project alone to hundreds of millions along with others have resulted in Maldives being indebted to China.

“What really happened was he sold us out to China. We weren’t able to do anything. Our sovereignty was being lost. Our independence was being lost. What President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is now doing is finding out ways to buy us back,” President Nasheed said.

He added that after stealing an election, President Yameen had acted out and robbed government companies in broad daylight.

“Over MVR 1.4 billion was stolen from MMPRC, a government shareholding company, right before our eyes. A hospital that could have been developed for about USD 50 million was hiked up to about USD 200 million through corruption,” he added.

President Nasheed also alleged that President Yameen had played a vital role in normalizing corruption in the Maldives.