President Yameen was sentenced by a court, it was not a corruption verdict: President

Former President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a second term.

The President was speaking at the presidential candidates' horn debate programme.

President Solih said that during five years of political turmoil, the people saw injustice. Ministers were imprisoned while sleeping at home and those in state positions were shown prison cells, he said. that the s. Among the political leaders, almost all those who are expected to contest have seen a government that has influenced them, he said.

When asked what was his response to the opposition's allegations that the sentence was a political sentence, the President said it was not a political sentence. He was convicted of corruption and had no influence over the court, he said.

President Solih said there are reforms that need to be brought to the courts of Maldives, but they have been brought more than ever.