Maldives court issues arrest warrant for ex-president Nasheed

August 31, 2016 20:15

A Maldivian criminal court has issued an arrest warrant against Mohamed Nasheed, the country's first democratically elected president who was toppled in 2012, over a probe into the alleged misuse of funds during his regime.

Nasheed, 49, was granted political asylum in the UK last May after he was authorised by the Maldivian government to travel for medical treatment while serving a 13-year sentence for a terror-related offence.

"The warrant for Nasheeds arrest was sought over an investigation into the alleged misuse of state funds during his presidency," the police said in a statement yesterday.

"The Maldives correctional service is seeking to have him brought back to serve the remainder of his 13-year sentence on a terror conviction," The Maldives Independent reported, citing the statement.

Nasheed was sentenced to jail in March 2015 after he was convicted on a terror-related charge, inviting widespread international condemnation.

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