Maldives president resigns amid protests

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  • Published On: February 07, 2012
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Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigned today following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge, the military said. Brigadier Ahmed Shiyam told reporters that Mr Nasheed has agreed to step down and hand over the presidency to his Vice-President Mohammed Waheed Hassan. There was no immediate comment from Mr Nasheed.

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