"Maldives ex-leader arrested after no-show in court" Associated Press, October 09, 2012
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Police in the Maldives arrested Mohamed Nasheed,
the former president, on Monday after he twice failed to appear before a
court to face charges that he illegally ordered the arrest of a judge
while in office.
Nasheed, who has said the military ousted him in a coup earlier this
year, was arrested while campaigning for next year’s elections. His
arrest could trigger protests by his supporters, who have previously
clashed with police in the Indian Ocean archipelago and who say the
charges against him are politically motivated....
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Also see: Maldives Muck
Maldives Mutiny
AmeriKa Behind Maldives Coup
I figure we are behind most of them in the world, as a way of taking over or destabilizing a government. It's what empires do.
Maldives Misogyny
Always a good excuse to intervene.
"Teen faces flogging for premarital sex" by Krishan Francis | Associated Press, March 02, 2013
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Maldives authorities have called on the country’s Islamic ministry and judiciary to stop the public flogging of a teenage girl for having sex outside marriage, a government official said Friday.
A court last week sentenced the 15-year-old to 100 lashes after she admitted to having consensual sex, a court official said on condition of anonymity. The official said details of the consensual sex emerged when police investigated her complaint against her stepfather and another man of sexually abusing her.
Government spokesman Masood Imad said the government considered her a victim of sexual abuse and wants the sentence revoked.
Maldives is an Indian Ocean archipelago of 300,000 people, all of whom are Sunni Muslims. Practicing or preaching any other religion is illegal.
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