MALE: Former Maldives president Muhamed Nasheed left the premises of Indian embassy on Saturday, eleven days after he took refuge in the commission to evade an arrest warrant.
Nasheed, the Maldives’ first democratically elected leader, took refuge in the Indian high commission in the capital Male on 13 February when an arrest warrant was issued after he missed a February 10 court appearance in a case relating to accusations that he illegally detained a judge during the last days of his rule.
He described the trial a politically motivated attempt to prevent him from leading his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) into upcoming polls slated for September 7.
A large number of his supporters gathered outside the Indian chancery to greet Nasheed as he left the premises.
DND
