Maldive’s court asked police to Present Nasheed before it

Male: A Maldivian Court on Monday ordered the police to produce Mohamed Nasheed before it,
“We have received court orders asking us to produce former President Nasheed before it by 4 PM on Wednesday,” Police spokesman Hassan Haneef said.

“We have asked the Foreign Ministry to ask the Indian Mission to arrange and facilitate Nasheed’s arrest so that he could be produced before the Court,” Haneef said.

Maldives’ President Mohamed Waheed’s Press Secretary Masood Imad said the arrest warrant would expire at 4 pm on Wednesday.

“The police have been directed by the Court to bring Nasheed before it. The warrant would expire at 4 PM Wednesday,” he said.

If Nasheed is found guilty in the case, he could be barred from standing in a presidential election that is scheduled for September 7.

His party – Maldivian Democratic Party – says the trial is an attempt to exclude him from the contest and has challenged the court’s legitimacy.