Muizzu reverses stance on Yameen era, denouncing ex-ally as corrupt and tyrannical

President Mohamed Muizzu, who previously defended former President Abdulla Yameen's administration as lawful and not tyrannical, reversed his stance on May 14, 2026, denouncing Yameen's era as corrupt and tyrannical. Muizzu had stated in August 2023 that Yameen was not tyrannical and that arrests were legal. However, at a PNC gathering, he claimed that under Yameen, politicians were jailed for their remarks. The article contrasts these contradictory statements.

President Mohamed Muizzu, who previously defended former President Abdulla Yameen's administration as lawful and not tyrannical, reversed his stance on May 14, 2026, denouncing Yameen's era as corrupt and tyrannical. Muizzu had stated in August 2023 that Yameen was not tyrannical and that arrests were legal. However, at a PNC gathering, he claimed that under Yameen, politicians were jailed for their remarks. The article contrasts these contradictory statements.

President Mohamed Muizzu, who previously defended former President Abdulla Yameen's administration as lawful and not tyrannical, reversed his stance on May 14, 2026, denouncing Yameen's era as corrupt and tyrannical. Muizzu had stated in August 2023 that Yameen was not tyrannical and that arrests were legal. However, at a PNC gathering, he claimed that under Yameen, politicians were jailed for their remarks. The article contrasts these contradictory statements.

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