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Maldives transitions quickly, protests continue

310 words - February 17, 2012 | © DiploNews, all rights reserved.

Following protests and mounting tensions between the Government and the military, Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratic president, announced his resignation. As a budding democracy, the Maldives’ constitution dates to 2008. The recent protests were sparked when Nasheed ordered the arrest of a senior judge on charges of misconduct and favoring opposition figures. His Vice President, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, assumed the presidency. Upon swearing into office, President Dr Waheed assured the public that he would not give any unlawful orders to the police...

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