The crisis in the Maldives, explained

In 2013, Yameen Gayoom assumed power with his half brother's support after an election fraught with delays and irregularities. Since 2016, Nasheed has sought political asylum in Britain. [...]the court ruled that Yameen Gayoom had wrongly removed 12 legislators from their seats in November when...

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Published inWashington Post – Blogs
Main Author Qayum, Nayma
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 12.02.2018
Subjects
al-Hussein, Zeid Ra ad
Arrests
Contempt of court
Convictions
Councils
Coups d'etat
Criminal investigations
Criminal procedure
Elections
Gayoom, Maumoon Abdul
Parliaments
Political leadership
Presidents
Supreme Court decisions
Djibouti
Maldives
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Sri Lanka
China
Arabian Sea
India
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Summary:In 2013, Yameen Gayoom assumed power with his half brother's support after an election fraught with delays and irregularities. Since 2016, Nasheed has sought political asylum in Britain. [...]the court ruled that Yameen Gayoom had wrongly removed 12 legislators from their seats in November when they defected from the ruling party. Maldives's entire opposition is now united in a coalition dedicated to removing the younger Gayoom — in no small part because of his strongman behavior. Since the Supreme Court's ruling, Gayoom has fired two police chiefs after police said they would uphold the court's orders.
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