No deal with India on Nasheed: Maldives
25 Feb 2013 5:28 PM IST
A day after ex-President Mohamed Nasheed walked out of the Indian High Commission in Male, the Maldivian government made it clear that there was no deal with India and that the case against him would continue as normal.
45-year-old Nasheed on Saturday walked out of the Indian mission where he was holed up since last Wednesday to evade an arrest warrant, ending 11 days of stalemate.
‘There is absolutely no deal with India with regard to Nasheed. The government cannot interfere with the judiciary and the case against him would continue as normal,’ President Mohamed Waheed's Press Secretary Masood Imad told agencies.
‘There is no arrest warrant against him (Nasheed) at the moment and hence he is a free man and can continue his social and public life,’ Imad said. ‘He went into the Indian commission and came out purely because of his own reasons. We have no role in it,’ he said.
‘The talk of the deal is rubbish, it is just a face-saving exercise for him,’ Imad added, referring to the reports suggesting a government deal with India with regard to Nasheed.
45-year-old Nasheed on Saturday walked out of the Indian mission where he was holed up since last Wednesday to evade an arrest warrant, ending 11 days of stalemate.
‘There is absolutely no deal with India with regard to Nasheed. The government cannot interfere with the judiciary and the case against him would continue as normal,’ President Mohamed Waheed's Press Secretary Masood Imad told agencies.
‘There is no arrest warrant against him (Nasheed) at the moment and hence he is a free man and can continue his social and public life,’ Imad said. ‘He went into the Indian commission and came out purely because of his own reasons. We have no role in it,’ he said.
‘The talk of the deal is rubbish, it is just a face-saving exercise for him,’ Imad added, referring to the reports suggesting a government deal with India with regard to Nasheed.
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