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March 16th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Mr Gafoor, the minister for tourism, said: “We take these claims [of police
brutality] very seriously and have opened it up for investigation – it is
too soon to jump to conclusions. The fact that there are leaflets being
handed to you outside shows how open we are.”
He also criticised calls for travellers to avoid a number of the islands’
holiday resorts, whose owners it is claimed played a role in the downfall of
Mr Nasheed, and accused them of undermining islanders’ livelihoods.
Last month Friends of Maldives, a pro-democracy group based in London, issued
a travel advisory (maldivestraveladvisory.com)
urging holidaymakers to avoid selected resorts whose owners it claims backed
the coup.
Its website currently lists 11 resorts and businesses, but David Hardingham,
the group’s founder said more may be added in the coming weeks.
He said the purpose of the campaign was not to undermine the country’s
economy, but to prevent holidaymakers from contributing to human rights
abuses. He said that the businesses listed in the advisory represented just
a small fraction of those available to visitors.
Mr Gafoor said he “would not recognise” the Friends of Maldives’ campaign and
was bullish about the impact that recent negative publicity would have on
visitor numbers. He said that a record one million holidaymakers were
expected to visit the Maldives this year, including around 100,000 Britons.
He also told reported about plans to increase tourism by making the opening
up the Maldives to new markets in China, and developing eco- and
community-based tourism.
He also sought to reassure visitors that the islands’ spas – briefly
threatened with closure under President Nasheed, following pressure from
Islamist groups – would remain open, and said that no moves to restrict the
sale of alcohol in holiday resorts would be considered.
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