Maldivian Prosecutor General Shameem ‘brutally’ attacked in Male; hospitalised

Maldivian Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem was brutally attacked on the street with a sharp object in broad daylight, reported Maldivian media Mihaaru. Shameem was appointed by the previous Ibrahim Mohamed Solih-led Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) government. Incidentally, MDP recently initiated impeachment proceedings against the current President Mohamed Muizzu. According to a statement from a prosecutor's office official Shameem was hospitalised and currently under treatment at the ADK Hospital. The police said Shameem was reportedly attacked this morning. It is believed that the attack was not carried out with a sharp object. "Prosecutor Hussain Shamim has been attacked on the streets…