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January 21, 2016

Jailed Former Maldives President Allowed to Travel to U.K. for Surgery
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The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has been
temporarily released from prison and permitted to travel to Britain for
back surgery. Nasheed was the Maldives' first democratically elected
president, known internationally for his work on climate change. He was
ousted in 2012 in what he called an armed coup by supporters of his
predecessor, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Nasheed is serving a 13-year sentence
under antiterrorism laws.


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