The State We’re In: Politics in the Maldives
As the country braces itself for a tumultuous 2018 – and possibly a presidential election – the Maldives Independent looks back at the main political events of the last few years. Take a seat.
02 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
If a week is a long time in politics, it is a lifetime in the Maldives. On Thursday night the Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of high-profile prisoners, a move that typifies the troubled honeymoon destination’s rollercoaster politics. As the country braces itself for a tumultuous 2018 – and possibly a presidential election – the Maldives Independent looks back at the main events of the last few years. Take a seat.
2015
March 13 Former president Mohamed Nasheed sentenced to 13 years in prison on terrorism charges.
March 27 President Abdulla Yameen’s former defence minister Mohamed Nazim convicted of smuggling dangerous weapons and sentenced to 11 years in jail.
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