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| Maldives ex-president Nasheed jailed for 13 years |
| 2015-03-15 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] A former president of the Maldives has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was found guilty of ordering the arrest of a judge while in office. Mohammed Nasheed was cleared of the charges last month, but was re-enjugged Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! and charged under anti-terrorism laws. His lawyers quit during the second trial, which they said was biased and intended to end his political career. Hundreds of supporters have been protesting on a regular basis since Nasheed's arrest last month. Both the US and India have both voiced concerns over the charges. A former human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... campaigner, Nasheed became the nation's first democratically elected leader in 2008, ending three decades of rule by former strongman Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The judge at the court in the capital, Male, said the prosecution had proved "beyond reasonable doubt" that Nasheed ordered the "arrest or forceful abduction and detention" of Judge Abdulla Mohammed in January 2012. Mohammed was detained after ordering the release of an opposition politician, provoking weeks of protests. Nasheed eventually stepped down on February 7, later saying he had been forced to resign at gunpoint. His allies say he was ousted in a coup. |
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