In an interesting development, Maldives police arrested Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Energy Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem and two others for performing ‘black magic’ on President Mohamed Muizzu.
Shamnaz has been remanded to police custody for a week for further investigation.
A local media house the Sun said that there have been reports that Shamnaz was arrested for performing black magic on President Muizzu. The news about her arrest on Sunday leaked on Thursday. The police neither confirmed nor denied the report.
Sorcery is not a criminal offense under the law in Maldives. However, it is punishable with six months jail under Islamic law.