Maldives arrests ex-president for his move to arrest judge

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Maldives arrests ex-president for his move to arrest judge
Posted: Sunday, February 22, 2015 7:26 am | Updated: 7:45 am, Sun Feb 22, 2015.
Associated Press

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives authorities arrested former President and current opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday, ordering him to stand trial for his 2012 decision to arrest a senior judge.

Nasheed's supporters protested in the streets of the capital, Male, following the arrest in a sign that the Indian Ocean archipelago nation, in just its seventh year of multiparty democracy following 30 years of autocratic rule, could be plunging into political uncertainty.

A document signed by a senior criminal court judge seen by The Associated Press said Nasheed was being charged under anti-terrorism laws. Television stations in the country aired scenes of the arrest.

Nasheed resigned as president in February 2012 following weeks of public protests against his order to arrest Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed. In 2013, he lost the presidential election to current President Yameen Abdul Gayyoom, a half-brother of the country's 30-year autocratic ruler, Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom.