Opposition leaders’ arrival in Sri Lanka fuels speculation of Yameen’s ouster
The leaders of the Maldives United Opposition have travelled to Sri Lanka after several months of exile in the United Kingdom, fuelling growing speculation of President Abdulla Yameen’s imminent ouster.
25 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
The leaders of the Maldives United Opposition have travelled to Sri Lanka after several months of exile in the United Kingdom, fuelling growing speculation of President Abdulla Yameen’s imminent ouster.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed and the Maldivian Democratic Party Chairman Ali Waheed, both of whom have been granted political asylum by the British government, landed at Colombo yesterday.
According to newspaper Mihaaru, Nasheed will take part in “an important sit-down over the present crisis in the Maldives.”
Speculation of a possible transfer of power further intensified today after the BBC published a widely shared report about a plot to remove Yameen from power within weeks.
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