Waheed Emails Show Years of Contact With Epstein After 2012 Power Shift

Emails released by the US Department of Justice on 30 January 2026 show sustained contact between former President Mohamed Waheed Hassan and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, beginning on the day Waheed took office on 7 February 2012. Within hours of assuming power, Waheed contacted Epstein's associate Ian Osborne using a state-issued device, rejecting Nasheed's account of a coup and seeking help on media strategy and access to foreign decision-makers. The contact continued for years after Waheed left office. The release is part of a transparency law passed by the US Congress in late 2025.

Emails released by the US Department of Justice on 30 January 2026 show sustained contact between former President Mohamed Waheed Hassan and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, beginning on the day Waheed took office on 7 February 2012. Within hours of assuming power, Waheed contacted Epstein's associate Ian Osborne using a state-issued device, rejecting Nasheed's account of a coup and seeking help on media strategy and access to foreign decision-makers. The contact continued for years after Waheed left office. The release is part of a transparency law passed by the US Congress in late 2025.

Emails released by the US Department of Justice on 30 January 2026 show sustained contact between former President Mohamed Waheed Hassan and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, beginning on the day Waheed took office on 7 February 2012. Within hours of assuming power, Waheed contacted Epstein's associate Ian Osborne using a state-issued device, rejecting Nasheed's account of a coup and seeking help on media strategy and access to foreign decision-makers. The contact continued for years after Waheed left office. The release is part of a transparency law passed by the US Congress in late 2025.

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