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| Maldives court denies bail, legal access to former president |
| 2015-02-24 |
[Iran Press TV] Former Maldivian president Mohammed Nasheed has been refused bail by a court a day after he was placed in durance vileI ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! on terrorism charges. A court on Monday refused to grant bail to Nasheed allegedly due to an attempt by him in 2013 to seek refuge in the Indian embassy in the capital, Malé. Police used force to drag Nasheed into the court which, according to reports, caused him minor injury. A front man for Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said the court has ordered the opposition leader to remain under police custody. Shauna Aminath described the charges against Nasheed as politically motivated and a ploy to shut down protests ahead of a planned demonstration against the government of President Abdulla Yameen on Friday. Nasheed's top legal adviser also deplored the government's decision to deny Nasheed any legal access. "The conduct of the courts, police and President Yameen's administration has been reprehensible," said Hissan Hussein. |
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