MALE: Mohamed Nasheed, former Maldives President, no longer faces the threat of being arrested, a government spokesman said on Thursday, a day after he took refuge in Indian embassy in Male to avoid arrest.
Nasheed, the Maldives’ first democratically elected leader, who left office last year in contested circumstances, yesterday took refuge in the Indian High Commission in Male as police attempted to arrest him in connection with a court case.
“Nasheed’s arrest warrant has ceased and he won’t be arrested,” Imad Masood, spokesman for President Mohamed Waheed Hussain Manik, said.
“He was asked by the court to be arrested and produced on Wednesday to appear in a case against him. But since the court case time has elapsed, the arrest warrant also has ceased automatically.”
“The court will now announce a fresh date for the hearing and Nasheed can appear without being arrested,” Masood said.
DND
