Activist Shiman’s phone seized over social media post

2 weeks ago

The police on Wednesday night seized the phone of Aminath Shiman Ahmed, a young activist from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), over a comment she made on social media in September in which she allegedly suggested that President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu should be killed. The MDP Women’s Wing has issued a statement condemning the seizure of the 20-year-old’s phone,