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| A court in the Maldives has refused to try former president Mohamed Nasheed, saying it has no authority to do so, after prosecutors charged him with illegally detaining a senior judge earlier this year. | A court in the Maldives has refused to try former president Mohamed Nasheed, saying it has no authority to do so, after prosecutors charged him with illegally detaining a senior judge earlier this year. |
| Deputy prosecutor Hussain Shameem said on Monday that his office had received a letter from the court explaining that it had no jurisdiction because of its location. Prosecutors had filed the case outside the capital in what they said was an attempt to avoid conflict of interest. Shameem said prosecutors were now considering alternatives. | Deputy prosecutor Hussain Shameem said on Monday that his office had received a letter from the court explaining that it had no jurisdiction because of its location. Prosecutors had filed the case outside the capital in what they said was an attempt to avoid conflict of interest. Shameem said prosecutors were now considering alternatives. |
| Nasheed, who was charged earlier this month with ordering the judge's secret detention in January, had accused the judge of political favouritism and corruption. | Nasheed, who was charged earlier this month with ordering the judge's secret detention in January, had accused the judge of political favouritism and corruption. |
| The arrest sparked weeks of public protests. Nasheed lost the support of the military and police, and resigned in February. He has since insisted that he was ousted in a coup and his supporters hold daily protests calling for an early election. | The arrest sparked weeks of public protests. Nasheed lost the support of the military and police, and resigned in February. He has since insisted that he was ousted in a coup and his supporters hold daily protests calling for an early election. |
| Separately, police said on Monday that they have summoned Nasheed for questioning over a taped telephone conversation with a party official, in which he allegedly instructed her to gather a group of people to attack the police. | Separately, police said on Monday that they have summoned Nasheed for questioning over a taped telephone conversation with a party official, in which he allegedly instructed her to gather a group of people to attack the police. |
| Police spokesman Hassaan Haneef said Nasheed had been asked to appear on Thursday. | Police spokesman Hassaan Haneef said Nasheed had been asked to appear on Thursday. |
| Nasheed's spokesman Hamid Abdul Ghafoor called the summons an attempt to intimidate Nasheed and accused police of trying to link a recent killing of a policeman to his Maldivian Democratic Party. | Nasheed's spokesman Hamid Abdul Ghafoor called the summons an attempt to intimidate Nasheed and accused police of trying to link a recent killing of a policeman to his Maldivian Democratic Party. |
| "The government is blaming MDP and especially Nasheed for all social disturbances," Ghafoor said. He said Nasheed would honour the summons. | "The government is blaming MDP and especially Nasheed for all social disturbances," Ghafoor said. He said Nasheed would honour the summons. |
| Maldives held its first multiparty election in 2008 in which Nasheed became president. | Maldives held its first multiparty election in 2008 in which Nasheed became president. |
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