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Ministers among four arrested for 'black magic' on Maldives president
[GEO.TV] Two ministers were among four people arrested for allegedly performing "black magic" on Maldives President Dr Mohammed Muizzu, reports cited officials as saying.As per Economic Times, the suspects include Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, the state minister for Environment, Climate Change and Energy, her ex-husband Adam Rameez, who is also a minister at the President's Office and two others. The climate minister was remanded in jug for a week pending investigations, officers said, without giving details for her arrest in the mysterious matter. "There have been reports that Shamnaz was arrested for performing black magic on President Dr Mohammed Muizzu," said the Sun, a local media outlet. Notably, both Shamnaz and Rameez were known to have worked with Muizzu as members of the Male City Council when he was serving as the city's mayor, The Economic Times reported. Police would neither confirm nor deny the report and have declined to share any information about the reasons for the alleged performance of black magic. Shamnaz holds an important position in a nation which remains on the frontlines of the climate crisis, with UN environment experts warning that rising seas could make Maldives virtually uninhabitable by the end of the century. Sorcery is not a criminal offence under the penal code in the Moslem-majority country, but it does carry a six-month jail sentence under Islamic law. People across the picturesque archipelago widely practice traditional ceremonies, believing they can win favours and curse opponents. Posted by: Fred 2024-06-29 |
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