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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJamaican artiste Sean-Paul has been threatened by a group in the Maldives
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20141227/lead/lead2.html<snip>
MANAGERS OF Jamaican Grammy Award-winning dancehall entertainer, Sean Paul, were yesterday still contemplating how to respond to death threats issued this week against the artiste by an extremist group in The Maldives, Asia.
At the same time, Senator A.J. Nicholson, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, said that until the entertainer or his management files a written complaint to his ministry, there is little help that the Government can offer.
They have to come and make a report to us; we cannot go by news reports," said Nicholson, in reference to local and international news reports that the threats were meant to deter Sean Paul from performing at a New Year's Eve concert in The Maldives.
"It has to be brought to our attention by some official source and then we would move at it. Outside of that, we can't do or say anything," explained Nicholson, who yesterday said he was aware of the issue. "But we are not going to speculate about what we can or cannot do; we couldn't, because it would depend on the nature of his report," continued the foreign affairs minister.
According to news reports, Sean Paul was invited to perform free at the concert by The Maldives government. But a YouTube video message, which carried the logo of a group that claims to consist of Maldivian Jihadists with links to Syria, warned of the entertainer's "blood-drenched dead body" if he appeared. Said the message: "Sean Paul, who is joining from abroad in the celebration of the year 2014, is a major disbeliever."
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Reports today said that Maldivian Muslims linked to Syria say they had nothing to do with the threats.
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Jamaican artiste Sean-Paul has been threatened by a group in the Maldives (Original Post)
malaise
Dec 2014
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Rhinodawg
(2,219 posts)1. " Maldivian Jihadists " ?
Please.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)3. What does this post mean?
Can you elaborate?
HipChick
(25,485 posts)2. Read about this today..
hope he still goes on with tour..
malaise
(268,955 posts)4. Well it's a government sponsored tour which is
strange on its own. Waiting for comments tomorrow