Two ministers quit Maldives cabinet in protest
Afp, Colombo
Two senior Maldivian ministers have quit the cabinet accusing President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of obstructing reform, officials and dissidents said Monday. Attorney General Hassan Saeed and Justice Minister Mohamed Jameel quit Sunday blaming Gayoom, Asia's longest-serving ruler, of blocking reforms ranging from a new constitution to independence of the judiciary. The duo were members of the "New Maldives" reform group and the resignation was a blow to Gayoom ahead of an August 18 democracy referendum, the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) founder Mohamed Latheef said.
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