Cops forced Nasheed to quit Maldives presidency

February 07, 2012 18:16

Update on the Maldives story from Firstpost.com:

Sources close to Nasheed's family told Firstpost that the president was forced to resign today, by the mutineering police. He had essentially lost control of the country's armed forces. When he went to the Presidential office today, he was taken to the police station and was asked to resign or go into custody. He had no other option but to resign.

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