According to Miadhu, "For the first time President Gayoom made a public apology to the people of the country for anything that he or his government has done which would have caused any harm on any one or hurt anyone."
Is it too little too late?
The Maldivians are a forgiving people. But for the majority of Maldivians who have been systematically deprived justice and basic rights, and to the families of those who were tortured and killed in state prisons and those who blame the Gayoom regime for the addiction of our young to illegal drugs, the personal apology of Gayoom is not enough.
Holding the Gayoom regime accountable is not a cry for vengeance as the Gayoom cronies did to former president Ibrahim Nasir when he resigned and handed over to Gayoom peacefully 30 years ago. No official of the Gayoom administration should go scot free of their abuse of human rights, torture and killings. These are serious crimes which Gayoom's Government overlooked by error or design and both must be investigated under the due process of law.
Gayoom must answer why he allowed a system that perpetrated such crimes while his government promoted selected islands as idyllic haven resorts for the rich and famous in the world.
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It shall not be forgotton. Lot of my friends say "Common, he's an old coot now, what the fuck can he do??!!"..or "Leave him now, he gone".
But I can't forgive nor Forget.
Gayyoom made this country the way it is today true, but this is not the way it should have been. We Maldivians should have been living in much higher standards, with a higher GDP and a safet ethical environment.
Maumoon robbed it from our generation, and even from the generation to come. Can a few words of forgiveness mend it all? NEVER!
congrats to anni; here iz a song for him... just composed for him.. downlaod for free:
http://siyaaseepuppu.blogspot.com/2008/11/mohamed-nasheed-aka-annis-song-download.html
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