EU sanctions on Maldives could be stepped up
An annex listing the individuals or entities targeted by the sanctions remains blank.
09 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
European Union sanctions against the Maldives are a “political signal” to authorities and current measures could be stepped up if there is no improvement in the country’s situation, an EU source said.
The EU is imposing sanctions on people or bodies it says are responsible for rights abuses or stopping free and fair polls from taking place. They focus on two areas: travel bans and asset freezes.
An annex listing the individuals or entities targeted by the sanctions remains blank, more than three weeks after it was published.
“If the situation further deteriorates, in particular in the context of the presidential elections, we would consider to step up the current measures,” an EU source told the Maldives Independent.
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