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Thayyib Shaheem

Court order to seize Internet activist’s phone sparks outrage

Court order to seize Internet activist’s phone sparks outrage

3 min read

A criminal court order to seize the mobile phone of a prominent social media activist has sparked outrage and concern over the constitutional right to protect sources. Citing a secret intelligence report as evidence, the police sought the warrant to identify Thayyib Shaheem’s sources for an investigation into alleged false claims about President Abdulla Yameen, […]