Former Maldivian president Nasheed arrested in Male

March 5, 2013

Male, Mar 5: Former Maldivian president Mohammed Nasheed was arrested Tuesday, causing a fresh uproar and protests in this capital city.

Nasheed was arrested just outside his house by around 20 police personnel, who took him

away without an explanation, Xinhua news agency reported citing Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) spokesperson Hameed Abdul Gafoor.

"They just took him. We do not know why and we do not know where he has been taken," Gafoor said.

Meanwhile, Maldivian government officials said that Nasheed was arrested after a court issued a third arrest warrant against him Tuesday.

Nasheed is charged with ordering the military to unconstitutionally detain the Chief Judge of the Criminal Court Judge Abdulla Mohamed, while he was head of state.

Last month, Nasheed had evaded previous two arrest warrants by seeking diplomatic shelter in the Indian High Commission in Male. He took shelter in the Indian Mission for 11 days after failing to appear in court.

MDP believes Nasheed has been arrested over fresh summons issued by a court, said MDP Party member Shauna Aminath.

"The party is shocked as we do not know the real reason behind his arrest. We do not even know where he is taken. The government has properly planned this just before the elections," Aminath said.

MDP, however, said this is a politically motivated case designed to ensure he does not contest the Sep 7 presidential polls.

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The US Department of Justice has released millions of new documents linked to the case of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, before removing some pages that contained complaints mentioning President Donald Trump.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday that approximately 3.5 million files were published to comply with the Epstein Transparency Act, following criticism that the administration had missed a December 19 deadline set by Congress.

The documents include FBI communications and complaints submitted as tips, some of which list comments mentioning Trump and others who had social or professional ties to Epstein.

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The DOJ has not provided a detailed explanation for why certain pages were removed after publication. The department said the document release was ongoing.

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