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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2018, file photo, Maldivian opposition protestors shout slogans demanding the release of political prisoners during a protest in Male, Maldives. Supporters of political parties that oppose the Maldives government have clashed with police on the streets of the capital after the country's supreme court ordered the release of imprisoned politicians.(AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan, File)

Timeline of political events leading up to Maldives election

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

The Maldives longtime former dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, center, arrives for a hearing at a criminal court in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Authorities charged Gayoom and top judges and police officials with terrorism Tuesday as the government deals with political turmoil that prompted a weeks-long state of emergency. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan)

Maldives former dictator, judges charged with terrorism

By MOHAMED SHARUHAAN - Associated Press