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Maldives Ex-President Freed From Jail After Court Overturns Conviction
Jailed former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was freed Thursday after the High Court overturned his conviction and 11-year prison sentence on graft and money-laundering charges.
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'Indian Military Out' Central To Maldives Ex-President's Comeback Campaign
A former Maldives president jailed on corruption charges has returned to politics with a campaign against Indian influence in the country, worrying New Delhi, which is battling China for supremacy in its own back yard.
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Maldives Top Court Cancels Jail Sentence Of Former President Nasheed
The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday canceled former president Mohamed Nasheed's 13-year jail sentence after a review of the controversial terrorism conviction.
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Jailed Maldives Ex-President Gets Bail After Yameen Abdulla's Poll Defeat
The Maldives High Court granted former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom bail on Sunday, making him the latest jailed opponent of President Abdulla Yameen to win freedom since Yameen lost a re-election bid a week ago.
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Emergency In Maldives: All You Need To Know About The Political Crisis
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of Emergency in Maldives on Monday following a deepening political crisis where the President refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners. This Emergency gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects. As the news of Emergency spread, ...
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Maldives Opposition Leader In Talks To 'Topple' President
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail, to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon islands.
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Maldives Ex-Presidents In talks To 'Legally Topple' Abdulla Yameen Government
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president - who repeatedly threw him in jail - to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon island.
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Maldives Ex-Vice President Jailed For Plotting President's Assassination
A court in the Maldives has jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb for 15 years for plotting to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen following an explosion on the president's speed launch last September, his lawyer said on Friday.
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Former Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Jailed For 10 Years On Terrorism Charge
Former Maldives vice president Ahmed Adeeb was jailed for 10 years on a terrorism charge, his lawyer said on Monday, weeks after ex-leader Mohamed Nasheed was granted asylum in Britain.
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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Gets Refugee Status In UK
Britain has granted refugee status to Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives who was jailed in 2015 after a trial that drew international criticism, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Former Maldives' President Calls For Sanctions Against Government Figures
Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, freed from jail last week to seek medical care in Britain, called on Monday for sanctions against Maldivian government figures as his lawyer warned a militant attack on tourists was highly likely.
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Ex-Maldives Leader Says He May Not Return After UK Treatment
The jailed former president of the Maldives said Monday that he may not return home after being temporarily freed to seek medical treatment in Britain.
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India Welcomes Maldives Decision To Allow Mohamed Nasheed To Travel To UK
India has welcomed Maldives decision to allow jailed former president Mohamed Nasheed to travel to the UK for treatment.
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Jailed Maldives Ex-President To Seek Surgery In UK: Government
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, who was jailed for 13 years following a controversial trial last year, has been granted permission to travel to Britain for surgery, the Maldives government said today.
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Amal Clooney to Call for Maldives Sanctions Unless it Frees Mohamed Nasheed
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney warned Thursday she will press for sanctions against the Maldives unless it frees former president Mohamed Nasheed, who has been controversially jailed for 13 years.
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Maldives Ex-President Freed From Jail After Court Overturns Conviction
Jailed former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was freed Thursday after the High Court overturned his conviction and 11-year prison sentence on graft and money-laundering charges.
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'Indian Military Out' Central To Maldives Ex-President's Comeback Campaign
A former Maldives president jailed on corruption charges has returned to politics with a campaign against Indian influence in the country, worrying New Delhi, which is battling China for supremacy in its own back yard.
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Maldives Top Court Cancels Jail Sentence Of Former President Nasheed
The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday canceled former president Mohamed Nasheed's 13-year jail sentence after a review of the controversial terrorism conviction.
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Jailed Maldives Ex-President Gets Bail After Yameen Abdulla's Poll Defeat
The Maldives High Court granted former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom bail on Sunday, making him the latest jailed opponent of President Abdulla Yameen to win freedom since Yameen lost a re-election bid a week ago.
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Emergency In Maldives: All You Need To Know About The Political Crisis
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of Emergency in Maldives on Monday following a deepening political crisis where the President refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners. This Emergency gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects. As the news of Emergency spread, ...
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Maldives Opposition Leader In Talks To 'Topple' President
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail, to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon islands.
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Maldives Ex-Presidents In talks To 'Legally Topple' Abdulla Yameen Government
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president - who repeatedly threw him in jail - to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon island.
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Maldives Ex-Vice President Jailed For Plotting President's Assassination
A court in the Maldives has jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb for 15 years for plotting to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen following an explosion on the president's speed launch last September, his lawyer said on Friday.
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Former Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Jailed For 10 Years On Terrorism Charge
Former Maldives vice president Ahmed Adeeb was jailed for 10 years on a terrorism charge, his lawyer said on Monday, weeks after ex-leader Mohamed Nasheed was granted asylum in Britain.
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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Gets Refugee Status In UK
Britain has granted refugee status to Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives who was jailed in 2015 after a trial that drew international criticism, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Former Maldives' President Calls For Sanctions Against Government Figures
Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, freed from jail last week to seek medical care in Britain, called on Monday for sanctions against Maldivian government figures as his lawyer warned a militant attack on tourists was highly likely.
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Ex-Maldives Leader Says He May Not Return After UK Treatment
The jailed former president of the Maldives said Monday that he may not return home after being temporarily freed to seek medical treatment in Britain.
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India Welcomes Maldives Decision To Allow Mohamed Nasheed To Travel To UK
India has welcomed Maldives decision to allow jailed former president Mohamed Nasheed to travel to the UK for treatment.
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Jailed Maldives Ex-President To Seek Surgery In UK: Government
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, who was jailed for 13 years following a controversial trial last year, has been granted permission to travel to Britain for surgery, the Maldives government said today.
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Amal Clooney to Call for Maldives Sanctions Unless it Frees Mohamed Nasheed
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney warned Thursday she will press for sanctions against the Maldives unless it frees former president Mohamed Nasheed, who has been controversially jailed for 13 years.
