Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

"Yes, because that conceals their character. You don't know who you are talking to. Who you are dealing with. So, the face should be seen. That is even in Islam, even during the time of the holy Prophe…"

"My main objective has been to raise the standard of living of the people, to achieve social and economic progress."

"I think our human rights record is very good. ... there is no systematic human rights abuses in the Maldives, there are no arbitrary arrests and people are tried in open court and they have access to …"

"When asked about why the opposition members were arrested, Gayyoom replied "Violence, Violence, Violence"

"Freedom of expression is guaranteed by our constitution."

"These people where inciting people to violence. That is not allowed in any country, in any democracy. You don't allow that in the United Kingdom, you don't allow that in the United States, or anywhere…"

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