European envoys ‘disappointed’ by Maldives presidential snub
Ambassadors from the European Union, Germany and the UK were in the Maldives days after a state of emergency was declared.
08 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
European diplomats said Thursday they were “disappointed” that President Abdulla Yameen had refused to meet them.
Ambassadors from the European Union, Germany and the UK were in the Maldives days after a state of emergency was declared.
Yameen ignored a Supreme Court verdict ordering the release of nine prisoners. Instead he cracked down on his opponents, throwing a former president and two top judges into prison and suspending around 20 constitutional rights.
EU Ambassador Tung-Lai Margue said the high-level delegation had travelled to Malé in good faith to seek answers about the circumstances leading to the current crisis.
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