Initially, the George W Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror.
Critics argued that the US could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.
[6] The Times attributed Fauzee's comments to the electoral defeat of the Maldives leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
The religious gatherings of Islamic Foundation attracted thousands of supporters, making it one of the leading organisations operating in the country.
He openly criticised the religious policies of the country, including when the English reporting website Minivan News published a letter calling for gay rights.