The Supreme Court in the Maldives has ruled that jailed former leader Abdulla Yameen cannot be a candidate at next month’s presidential election. – EPA pic, August 6, 2023.
THE highest court in the Maldives ruled today that jailed former leader Abdulla Yameen cannot be a candidate at next month’s presidential election. Yameen, 64, is serving an 11-year jail sentence after being convicted last December on corruption and money-laundering charges while serving as president of the Indian Ocean archipelago nation best known for its upmarket beach tourist resorts.
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