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Foreign Affairs

Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts) Tue Feb 6, 2018, 07:14 AM Feb 2018

Maldives ex-President Mohammed Nasheed calls for international help

... Mohammed Nasheed asked India to help release prisoners and the US to curb leaders' financial transactions.

Turmoil began when current President Abdulla Yameen refused to release political dissidents, defying a court order and sparking protests.

"We must remove him from power," Mr Nasheed said in a statement.

The government has declared a state of emergency and the chief justice of the Supreme Court has been detained with no further details given about his detention or charges...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42958179

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