UK considering ‘exclusion orders’ against Maldives officials
“It is crucial that concrete progress is delivered by CMAG’s September meeting. We are also considering bilateral action, including exclusion orders against senior members of the Government and the judiciary,” Hugo Swire told the House of Commons last week.
15 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
The UK is considering barring senior Maldivian government officials and judges from entering the country, Hugo Swire, the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said Tuesday.
Swire was asked at the House of Commons by Conservative MP Andrew Bingham about the steps taken in light of the deteriorating political situation in the Maldives.
“We are extremely concerned. We strongly encourage the government of the Maldives to engage constructively with both the United Nations and the Commonwealth envoys and to implement all of the recent recommendations of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group,” he said.
“It is crucial that concrete progress is delivered by CMAG’s September meeting. We are also considering bilateral action, including exclusion orders against senior members of the government and the judiciary.”
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