Retired MNDF Captain Claims Foreign Influence Controls President Muizzu

Former Commander of MNDF Malé Area Captain (Retired) Ahmed Fayaz (Papa) has claimed that there are major foreign influences over President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu and that the President holds no power in running the government today. Speaking in the special coverage "Divehis' Land to Divehis" broadcast by RaajjeTV, Papa said President Muizzu appears to be caught under a very large influence of money, or in a state of compulsion. He also said the country's affairs are now being run under the advice and power of foreign parties such as Eagle Hills and Henley. "With the way things are today, what I can foresee is that there is no power of the President of the Republic today. Today the entire system is being operated by foreign influence. The way these people do this in other countries of the world—by terrorizing, by instilling fear, by giving money to groups and bringing them out—this system is slowly coming into view," Papa said. He added that the government is now working by a method of "testing" to see the extent to which the people come out to protest. He said measures were taken in the matter of tobacco use and cigarettes to observe people's conduct, and after that, in the dollar issue as well, things are being done deliberately to observe the people's reaction. He said that even though twice as many dollars are now entering the country compared to previous governments, things reaching this state is happening by design. Papa said this is being carried out after planning for a very long-term path, deliberately, in order to destroy the country's identity and the national system. He also expressed concern that while such things are happening, scholars and other parties are sitting silent without saying a word.