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| A criminal court in the Maldives has issued an arrest warrant for former President Mohamed Nasheed, officials from his party say. | A criminal court in the Maldives has issued an arrest warrant for former President Mohamed Nasheed, officials from his party say. |
| The report comes a day after Mr Nasheed was among dozens injured in Male when riot police used tear gas against protesters as unrest intensified. | The report comes a day after Mr Nasheed was among dozens injured in Male when riot police used tear gas against protesters as unrest intensified. |
| Mr Nasheed resigned on Tuesday amid protests over his rule. He says he was forced to resign by security forces. | Mr Nasheed resigned on Tuesday amid protests over his rule. He says he was forced to resign by security forces. |
| It is unclear what the charges against the former president might be. | It is unclear what the charges against the former president might be. |
| But the new Maldives police chief told the AFP news agency that he was "not aware" of any arrest warrant. | But the new Maldives police chief told the AFP news agency that he was "not aware" of any arrest warrant. |
| Senior officials in Mr Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) say there is also a warrant for the arrest his former defence minister, Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu. | |
| There are reports, too, that the family of Mr Nasheed have fled to neighbouring Sri Lanka. A spokesman for the Sri Lankan president told AFP that Mr Nasheed's wife and daughter had arrived in Colombo. | |
| MDP officials said police and soldiers were on their way to arrest Nasheed. On Wednesday night, police said protests led by Mr Nasheed were "an act of terrorism". | |
| Security forces have also been deployed to the Maldives' second-largest city of Addu where there have been reports of further violence. |