Police Revoke Summons Issued to MDP Activist Fathimath Zahiyya
MDP activist and candidate running for North Hulhumale Constituency in local council elections 2026, Fathmath Zahiyya. | Photo: MDP Secretariat/X
The Maldives Police Service has revoked a summons previously issued to Fathimath Zahiyya, a candidate contesting the North Hulhumalé constituency in the local council elections, informing her that a new summons will be issued shortly to record her statement.
According to the police notice shared on social media, Zahiyya had been required to appear at a police station at 2pm today to give a statement. However, in a post shared on X, she said police contacted her last night to inform her that the summons had been revoked, adding that officers told her a fresh summons would be issued soon.
މިއަދު ފުލުސް އޮފީހަށް ހާޒިރުވުމަށް އަޅުގަނޑަށް ފޮނުވި ޗިޓު ކެންސަލް ކުރެވިފައި ވާވާހަކަ ފުލުހުން ގުޅާފަ އަޅުގަނޑަށް އަންގައިފި. އަދި އެ ބަޔާން ނަގަން އަނެއްކާވެސް ވަރަށް އަވަހަށް ޗިޓު ފޮނުވާނެ ވާހަކަވެސް ވިދާޅުވި. ޝުކުރިއްޔާ ދިވެހިފުލުހުން އަދި ދިވެހިންގެ ރާއްޖެ.
@MDPSecretaria— Zaya (@Zayaa_Fathimath) January 28, 2026
The police have not publicly disclosed the reason for revoking the summons or provided details on when the new notice will be issued.
The case is linked to a post Zahiyya made last year in October. Police confiscated the phones of Zahiyya and Aishath Shiman Ahmed of the political youth wing, stating that it was done so in connection with politically related activities. In the days that followed, private images and videos believed to have been stored on the devices were circulated online through anonymous accounts on X.
Zahiyya’s phone was seized on 7 October while she was taking her child to school, following a post she had made on Facebook. Shiman’s phone was confiscated on 8 October outside her residence. One of the leaked images reportedly depicted Shiman as a minor. The images were said to have been stored only on the seized devices, which were in police custody at the time.Complaints regarding the incidents have been submitted to the National Integrity Commission, the People’s Majlis, and the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives, calling for a prompt and fair investigation.
