The Maldives’ Minister for Environment, Climate Change, and Energy Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem was suspended after being arrested on charges of performing “black magic” on President Mohamed Muizzu.
Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem “was arrested for putting black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu,” said local media outlet the Sun.
Sorcery is not a crime in the Muslim-majority Maldives, but it can get you a six-month sentence under Islamic law.
Even so many use traditional magic to curse opponents or win favours.
Supporters of an opposition party were once accused of throwing a “cursed rooster” at police raiding their offices.
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