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Maldives opposition slams guilty verdict on former president

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Maldives court annuls ex-VP’s conviction in boat explosion

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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2018, file photo, Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, right, casts his vote at a polling station during presidential election day in Male, Maldives. A Maldives court ordered the arrest and detention of former Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Monday for alleged money laundering.. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Former Maldives president arrested over money laundering

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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed takes a seat before delivering a lecture on climate change in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. In an interview to The Associated Press Thursday after giving a climate change lecture, Nasheed said the Indian Ocean archipelago nation is seeking tenders for renewable energy projects to help lessen the burden of foreign debt. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

AP Interview: Maldives ex-president says debt under audit

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 3, 2018, file photo, Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, center, surrounded by his body guards arrives to address his supporters in Male, Maldives. The Maldives' government has asked citizens to report information regarding allegations of corruption and abuse of power during the tenure of the strongman leader defeated in elections last year. The request, in a statement from the president's office on Wednesday, Jan. 9, came a day after police questioned Gayoom over alleged illegal financial transactions for a third time. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan, File)

Maldivians asked to report on possible graft of prior gov’t

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

Maldives’ former president Mohamed Nasheed, center is received by President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, right, at the airport in Male, Maldives, Thursday, Nov.1,2018. Nasheed returned to Maldives Thursday after living in exile for more than two years. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan)

Maldives ex-president returns from exile

By MOHMED SHARUHAAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the president-elect of the Maldives interacts with his supporters during a gathering in Male, Maldives. The Maldives' top court has dismissed the outgoing president's petition seeking an annulment of last month's presidential election results. The Election Commission had declared opposition alliance candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih the winner of the Sept. 23 election against President Yameen Abdul Gayoom. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Maldives’ Supreme Court refuses to annul presidential vote

By MOHAMMED SHARUHAAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, file photo, Maldives former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom addresses a press conference to announce the formation of a new political party in Male, Maldives. A high court in the Maldives has on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, overturned a prison sentence for the country's former strongman, who had been jailed for not cooperating with a police investigation into allegations he was trying to overthrow the government. Maumoon was among dozens of political opponents and officials jailed by outgoing President Yameen Abdul Gayoom during his five-year rule. (AP Photo/Sinan Hussain, File)

Maldives court overturns prison term for ex-president

By MOHAMED SHARUHAAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, file photo. Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, right, casts his vote at a polling station during presidential election day in Male, Maldives. Yameen, the outgoing president of the Maldives has filed a complaint with police challenging the results of last month's presidential election, which he lost to the opposition candidate. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Threatened election officials flee Maldives, vote challenged

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Maldives election commission confirms opposition victory

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, file photo. Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, right, casts his vote at a polling station during presidential election day in Male, Maldives. The Maldives' opposition alliance says President Yameen is working on ways to remain in power despite having conceded defeat in the presidential election earlier this week. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

Maldives opposition: President attempting to stay in power

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Maldives' opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addresses the media in Male, Maldives, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. A longtime but little-known lawmaker, Solih declared victory at his party's campaign headquarters in a contentious election widely seen as a referendum on the island nation's young democracy. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

The Latest: Maldives’ president concedes election loss

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Maldives' opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, third left, and his running mate Faisal Naseem, third right, pose for photographers as they celebrate their victory in the presidential election in Male, Maldives, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. A longtime but little-known lawmaker, Solih declared victory at his party's campaign headquarters in a contentious election widely seen as a referendum on the island nation's young democracy.(AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan)

Maldives’ president concedes loss to opposition candidate

By Bharatha Mallawarachi - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 photo, a giant cut-out of Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom stands on a road ahead of Sunday's elections in Male, Maldives. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

AP Photos: The Maldives opposition’s surprise election win

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Maldivian president Yameen Abdul Gayoom, right, casts his vote at a polling station during presidential election day in Male, Maldives, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

The Latest: US congratulates Maldives, notes opposition win

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A Maldivian election worker prepares poll material at the election commissioner's office center in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. The country will hold its third-ever multiparty presidential election on Sunday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Maldives’ opposition presidential candidate claims victory

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

A Maldivian man walks past an election campaign office of Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom and his running mate Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Yameen's only contender in Sunday's election is longtime lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, backed by former President Mohamed Nasheed who is now living in exile in neighboring Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

AP Explains: Why elections hold key for Maldives’ future

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

Election campaign material of Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom decorate a road in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Yameen's only contender in Sunday's election is longtime lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, backed by former President Mohamed Nasheed who is now living in exile in neighboring Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Maldives police raid opposition office on eve of election

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2013, file photo, Maldives' newly elected President Yaamin Abdul Gayoom recites the oath during his inauguration in Male, Maldives. Gayoom, the brother of the Maldives' former authoritarian ruler, was sworn as the country's new president on Sunday, a day after his runoff victory capped a messy election that raised concerns that the tiny archipelago nation's new and fragile democracy was in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Sinan Hussain, File)

Maldives prepares for polls seen as test for young democracy

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI AND KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press

Maldives health minister resigns amid political crisis

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