Shahid had been arrested last night from his residence in Hulhumale Phase 1 on the suspicion of sexually abusing a minor under the age of 18.
Former Foreign Affairs Minister of the Maldives Abdulla Shahid has been remanded to 30 days in custody, according to Maldives Police Service.
Shahid had been arrested last night from his residence in Hulhumale Phase 1 on the suspicion of sexually abusing a minor under the age of 18.
In a statement issued last night, police said Shahid aged 64, of H. Rabee’ee Manzil, Male, was arrested at approximately 21:59 on Monday under a court warrant.
Shahid served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2023 under former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
Moreover, he also served as Chairperson of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and stepped down to contest in the party’s presidential primary ahead of the 2028 election
A short while before his arrest, he made a post on X claiming that this is a attempt to assassinate his character, and asked to refrain from spreading such baseless facts.
He also served as President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly from 2021 to 2022.
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