Nasheed pleaded for family to be protected in exchange for resignation, reveals SBS documentary
29 Feb 2012, 3:21 PM
President Mohamed Nasheed pleaded with mutineering security forces to protect his family, in exchange for his resignation, as police, soldiers and opposition protesters assaulted defence headquarters on the morning of February 7.
The previously unheard recording, obtained by SBS journalist Mark Davis, was aired on Australian television on Tuesday night.
“While the international community deliberates on whether Nasheed resigned under duress or not, this audio recording, broadcast for the first time, may be illuminating,” says the multi Walkley-award winning journalist.
In the clip, “minutes after representatives of the opposition made their threats of bloodshed”, Nasheed agrees that he will resign as long as the soldiers protect his family.
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