Maldives issues arrest warrant for ex-president Nasheed

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AFP Colombo
Last Updated : Aug 31 2016 | 4:22 PM IST
The Maldives government said today it was seeking the arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed for failing to return to the archipelago to complete a prison sentence after receiving medical treatment in Britain.
Nasheed, the Maldives' first democratically-elected leader, recently won political asylum in Britain after being granted permission to travel there for treatment while serving a 13-year sentence for a terror-related offence.
"A court order (has been) issued for arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed," the government said in a statement, issued after Nasheed flew to neighbouring Sri Lanka.

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First Published: Aug 31 2016 | 4:22 PM IST

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