Government rejects ex-president as MDP representative in talks
25 May 2015, 5:32 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The government has rejected ex-president Mohamed Nasheed as a representative for talks with the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
In a tweet today, president’s office spokesperson Ibrahim Muaz Ali said the government had rejected Nasheed’s name because he is serving a jail sentence.
Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in jail in March on terrorism charges relating to the detention of a judge during his tenure.
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