State of emergency declared in sweet little island nation…
If you like soft, pretty waves, you’ve probably thrown yourself into a trip to the Maldives. You know it as a peaceful sorta joint, brimful of honeymooners in their over-the-water bungalows, and surf tourists, jamming wide boards over the turquoise waves.
But underneath the glamorous facade of this Indian island archipelago of 400,000 people, is a country where its radicalised youth are flying off to fight for ISIS in Syria and its government, a feisty opposition and the Supreme Court are all locked in a battle for power.
Yesterday, the country’s president Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency after claiming a Supreme Court ruling that overturned terrorism convictions against nine of his opponents was illegal.
According to Al-Jazerra, “Soldiers and police in riot gear set up barricades and cordoned off the streets leading to the court building, according to witnesses, as police used pepper spray to disperse protesters outside the court.”
Security forces then swooped on two Supreme Court judges and an opposition leader
“President Yameen, who critics accuse of corruption, misrule and rights abuses, has also suspended the country’s parliament, where the opposition have a majority.
“Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s exiled former president, called the state of emergency ‘tantamount to a declaration of martial law in the Maldives’.”
Of course, if you’re like me, correction, like Chas, you might dig a little fireworks on your annual vacay. Better than sitting in that cube pecking at keys, no?
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just a ploy to hold off an election. storm in a teacup.
Webber teacup? SlaterKeanney Teapool? Teagarden?
WOT TECHNOLOGY MAN?!?!?
It’s sinking! It’s sinking!
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
You mean poor third worlders don’t automatically love white westerners flaunting wealth in their country?
It’s the oddest thing!
Imagine the first Honeymooner who gets taken hostage or beheaded.
All I can think about is all those discounted villas over the water!
Let the beard growing commence.
Won’t happen at the WSL/ Kelly Slater’s new HONEYMOONERS WAVE RANCH where Wasps,wives and waves meet behind walls .
I bet a dollar that most surfers think al jazeera is a terrorist group.
I’ve had this exact conversation with dumb arse work colleagues on numerous occasions
Do they also believe that Arabs are a religion?
You mean A-rabs?
Oh which conversation? The driven-into-the-arms-of-ISIS because of Donald Trump one?
No, the one where people hear anything remotely Arabic and automatically think it’s evil. Driven into the arms of trump via fear mongering maybe?
That one!
What’s with the focus on Trump? He’s barely played a role in this war.
Is DON Is GOOD?
it’s actually one of the more accurate news outlets , but can you blame the youth being radicalised , as we are all terrified of the Don and his fake news , fake hair/tan, maybe I’ll join Al!
Agreed.
I think those brave young boys, and whatever your politics they are terrifically brave, were thrilled about the Syria fight long before Mr Trump.
well was it the WOMD , that tipped them over , I mean, I am still terrified of WOMD being used unless it’s a logical step in MAGA!
Its not??? fuck I was busy making fliers to “Kick Al Jazeera out of Australia”. Been working months on this campaign!!
Didn’t he play for the Canterbury Bulldogs ?
That’s him Hasim al Jazeera great goal kicker and winger
El Masri , Farah , Elias etc.Lebanese NRL ALLSTARS
Wrong . Everyone on the coasts know it’s a kebab shop and newsagency.
They’re worse, much worse….