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Dec
27
2022
By The African Mirror
Former Maldives president Yameen to appeal 11-year jail term

Former Maldives president Yameen to appeal 11-year jail term

WORLD
MOHAMED JUNAYD FORMER Maldives president Abdulla Yameen will appeal as soon as possible against his conviction and jailing for 11 years on corruption and money laundering charges, said his lawyer. Yameen, the opposition Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) candidate for the next election due in 2023, was sent to a prison on Maafushi island on Sunday to start his sentence following the order from the Maldives criminal court. Yameen, 63, has denied any wrongdoing and will serve his time in a special compound in the prison which has been previously used to jail other high-profile politicians. Former Maldives vice president…
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Jul
14
2022
By The African Mirror
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister’s office

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister’s office

WORLD
UDITHA JAYASINGHE, DEVJYOT GHOSHAL and WARUNA CUDAH NIMAL KARUNATILAKE Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, driven out after an economic collapse unleashed a popular uprising that appeared to end his family's near two-decade dominance of the country. His decision to leave his ally Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in charge as acting president triggered more demonstrations, with protesters storming the premier's office demanding that he go too. Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left the main international airport near Colombo aboard an air force plane early on Wednesday, the air force said in a statement. Reuters…
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