Tuesday 9.30pm SBS ONE
Wednesday 2.00pm SBS ONE (rpt)

Mutiny in the Maldives

Comments (41)

29 Feb 2012 00:06 AEST

mondae

From: sydney

Waheed and his gang derailed democracy..

There is a clear constitutional route to remove a president from office if the opposition thinks he has acted unconstitutionally and to have him removed the way they did through military and the speeches by opposition leading to the 7 February event all makes it very clear it is a military coup. And what they did was a slap on the voters and certainly has derailed democracy in the Maldives. A quick election is all we need..who ever wins..can lead the nation..

Agree (34 people agree)
Disagree (10 people disagree)
 

29 Feb 2012 00:05 AEST

Ahmed Zuhoor

From: Australia

Maldives evrything you hear is different than what u see

Mohamed Nasheedh lies to every one

Agree (12 people agree)
Disagree (43 people disagree)
 

29 Feb 2012 00:05 AEST

Abdulla

From: AU

Waheed started using Islam to defend his power...

Blanaced program. Showed the view of both sides during the short time allocated. Waheed didn't have much basis for some of the answers. It was clear Umar Naseer's involvement in the power play. Anyone who is not biased would know the resignation was under duress. Waheed has lost his credibility. Polictical division is not an excuse not to have an election. He has not condemned the police brutality that happened after assuming power. but keep on talking about the loss to buldings.

Agree (29 people agree)
Disagree (8 people disagree)
 

29 Feb 2012 00:05 AEST

Anee

From: Maldives

wat else you call this if not a coup???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvBHgSMkMJw&feature=relate few hours before president Nasheed resigned. Yes, Waheed is still not our president. We did not vote for you. Don't go on media and boast saying you are fulfilling the needs of public.

Agree (23 people agree)
Disagree (10 people disagree)
 

29 Feb 2012 00:04 AEST

Annoyed Maldivian

From: Kew

Please make an effort to pronounce Maldives correctly

Dear Mark, Even though I enjoyed dateline tonight I could not feel but disappointed with the fact that someone with your caliber pronounced Maldives incorrectly. Being a Maldivian living is Australia it is more than annoying to have to tell most people that there is no country called the Mel-dives and journalists pronouncing it wrong gives people more justification to be ignorant. It's pronounced Mall-deevs, always has been, and always will be Regards, Maldivian

Agree (22 people agree)
Disagree (0 people disagree)
 

29 Feb 2012 00:04 AEST

Ethan

From: Australia

Democracy

Is it ever possible to rule a country democratically that is so corrupt. The courts are full of people loyal to the old regime, who are themselves in their position illegaly. And what's this about involving religion? This is the country with the highest divorce rate, huge drug abuse problems, and corruption rooted in all parts of society. The recent emergence of extremist religion is proving the peoples insecurities within themselves and fueling their disregard for their fellow humans dignity

Agree (29 people agree)
Disagree (9 people disagree)
 

28 Feb 2012 22:54 AEST

Ali

From: Maldives

HERO

Mohamed nasheed is a local HERO.. I don't know internationally, but one thing I am sure is that he still is a true hero in the Maldives

Agree (39 people agree)
Disagree (18 people disagree)
 

28 Feb 2012 22:54 AEST

Adam

From: Maldives

True Maldives

It is true that we voted for Nasheed hoping for change but we revolted after he became the dictator that he promised he would never become. He broke away from the coalition and acted unilaterally, he destroyed the economy, he sold all the national assets to overseas in the name of privatisation and the last straw was when started to kidnap local politicians and judges. The report does not reflect the views of a large number of us Maldivians. His party should choose someone sober and clear vision

Agree (17 people agree)
Disagree (25 people disagree)
 

Join the discussion

You have characters remaining.
Validation (
) :

PLEASE NOTE: All submitted comments become the property of SBS. They are moderated, so we reserve the right to edit comments and remove HTML tags. Not all submitted comments will be published. Publication does not mean we endorse the opinions expressed. Please read our terms and conditions for more information.