Concern as Muizzu regime retaliates with dismissals after by-election loss

Former MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail expressed concern over the Muizzu administration dismissing government employees for campaigning for the MDP in the Hithadhoo North by-election. He highlighted the termination of a STELCO employee active in MDP candidate Abdulla Sodiq's campaign, and two WAMCO employees fired for protesting unpaid pension contributions. Abdulla Sodiq, who won the by-election, called on the government to stop dismissing his campaign team members. Additionally, Azan Zuhair resigned as chair of Addu International Airport to protest his father Ahmed Zuhair's dismissal from the Maldives Transportation Safety Board over a photo with Sodiq.

Former MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail expressed concern over the Muizzu administration dismissing government employees for campaigning for the MDP in the Hithadhoo North by-election. He highlighted the termination of a STELCO employee active in MDP candidate Abdulla Sodiq's campaign, and two WAMCO employees fired for protesting unpaid pension contributions. Abdulla Sodiq, who won the by-election, called on the government to stop dismissing his campaign team members. Additionally, Azan Zuhair resigned as chair of Addu International Airport to protest his father Ahmed Zuhair's dismissal from the Maldives Transportation Safety Board over a photo with Sodiq.

Former MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail expressed concern over the Muizzu administration dismissing government employees for campaigning for the MDP in the Hithadhoo North by-election. He highlighted the termination of a STELCO employee active in MDP candidate Abdulla Sodiq's campaign, and two WAMCO employees fired for protesting unpaid pension contributions. Abdulla Sodiq, who won the by-election, called on the government to stop dismissing his campaign team members. Additionally, Azan Zuhair resigned as chair of Addu International Airport to protest his father Ahmed Zuhair's dismissal from the Maldives Transportation Safety Board over a photo with Sodiq.

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