The Guardian
Last week, former president Mohamed Nasheed, the country's first democratically elected leader, was put under "island arrest" and banned from leaving the capital Male ( Report , 27 September). This limits not only his freedom of movement but also his...
Daily News & Analysis
Defiant former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Monday refused to appear before a court in connection with an abuse of power case, forcing the postponement of the matter even as he set sail outside Male despite a travel ban. Maldivian...
United Press International
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed skipped the first day of his abuse of power trial Monday, the Maldivian online news source Haveeru reported. Nasheed faces charges of unconstitutional arrest and detention of Chief Criminal Judge Abdulla...
The Courier-Mail
Maldives has postponed the trial of the country's first elected leader after he defied a summons and left the capital despite a travel ban imposed on him. A court official read out a brief statement saying that the case would not be heard on Monday...