UPDATE: Nasheed’s family in Sri Lanka
The family of former Maldivian President Mohammad Nasheed arrived in Sri Lanka last night (Wednesday) and sought refuge following the unrest in the Maldives.
Sources at the President’s office said that Nasheed’s wife Laila Ali had spoken to President Mahinda Rajapaksa over the telephone after arriving in the country.
President Rajapaksa had then telephoned the newly appointed Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed Hassan and urged him to ensure the safety of Nasheed who was arrested after he staged a protest in the Maldivian capital Male yesterday.
President Waheed has then assured President Rajapaksa that no harm will come to Nasheed, the President’s office said.
President Rajapaksa had also telephoned Nasheed to inquire about his safety.
UPDATE: President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed police chief N.K. Illangakoon to give protection to Nasheed’s wife and children who are in Sri Lanka.
(Report by Easwaran Rutnam)
Mr. Mahinda is a next person! Better be ready, he cannot seek asylums (Libya, Iran, USA, UK and now Maldives) at least Maldives president have place in Sri Lanka… but I am sure Mahinda is one of the worst president and he will be punished morethan other leaders.
same person did not speack agains crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka or Lasantha’s killings.
The Leader newspaper reporters and management will also need to be taken in with Mahinda for erroneous reporting to the masses under the money they have received from Mahinda-We pray that we will live to see Mahinda and his cronies punished in public for the national crime he and his brothers are committing by selling off national assets.