Former President Mohamed Nasheed has commended his predecessor Maumoon Abdul Gayoom for his courage in joining the direct action against the Government.

In a tweet posted on Sunday, Nasheed had attached a photo of President Maumoon attending the hearings of his son and Dhiggaru Constituency MP Faris Maumoon on Sunday.

He added that MP Faris cannot be detained.

MP Faris was arrested on Tuesday on allegations that he had attempted to bribe his fellow Parliamentarians. His apartment in Maafannu Snow Rose was searched prior to his arrest.

The order issued by Judge Adam Arif said that MP Faris had attempted to influence and bribe Parliamentarians, to amass the 42 signatures required for the no confidence motion on Parliament Speaker, after Parliament changed the ruling on no confidence motions.

The order added that MP Faris was accused of illegal activities, posed potential risk to an ongoing investigation and could hide evidence or influence witnesses.

Phones, pen drives, documents and other similar items were removed from the residence following the search on Tuesday.

Lawyer for MP Faris, Maumoon Hameed said that Faris’ arrest was a sign of injustice in the society, as no investigation had been carried out on the Parliamentarian who had confessed to disbursing money to Parliamentarians.