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Coup d'état in Maldives- Protesters Attacked

A coup d'état displaces the president of this tsunami-ravaged island nation.

Protests in the Maldives
Protests in the Maldives turned very dangerous.

(MALE, Maldive Islands) - Riot police in the Maldives have used tear gas and batons against protesters rallying in support of former president Mohamed Nasheed, who told Al Jazeera Wednesday that he had been forced to resign in what he described as a "coup" to avoid "bloodshed" in the country.

President Mohamed Nasheed's government have faced a number of challenges in recent years, at least one of which was generated by nature. The 2004 tsunami left much of the country in ruin and also in fear of future, similar events.

Additionally, a strong economic downturn, overspending brought about by overprinting local currency, called the Ruffiya, during his regime, global warming, unemployment, corruption, and increasing drug use all have plagued this young president's time in office.

Protests have been raging over the last month. A confrontation between the president and the judiciary, opposition protests called for the president to step down.

Police and army forces, when called in by the president to subdue the protestors, decided to join them. The national TV station's offices were seized, and Nasheed was called to step down. The country's vice president, Mohamed Waheed, was immediately sworn in as president.

Maldive Islands is an island nation in the Indian Ocean; a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep Islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago.

Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports from the capital Male, how this frightened population is dealing with the political changes and the widespread military and police violence that has left many injured.




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giveusafarego February 9, 2012 6:33 pm (Pacific time)

Maumoon has been actively operating in Malaysia to topple the democratically elected government of Maldives from the day he was thrown out of the government. The torture machine and corrupt followers of him blended in to Nasheed government and have been actively disrupting the democratically elected government to make reforms in the government. Such as free health care, dental and optical were provided to all people. Monthly Pensions were given to the old and frail. Water and electricity subsidies are provided to every family in the country. People of Maldives do not know there government must give these kinds of services before. Nasheed’s mode of transport to presidential office is by bicycle or foot. Maumoon lives in a million dollar palace and mode of transport was BMW and Mercedes Benz and road closure were imposed every roads he have to travel.

The democratically elected president Mohamed Nasheed is toppled by hefty bribes to junior police officers and low-level military officers. This is confirmed because; the police officer giving the interview is the leader of the mutiny. Acting Commissioner Abdulla Fairooz is a one of notorious torturer of Maumoon Abdul Gayooms. The torture area is located in the basement of the police headquarters in capital Male’. He is believed to arbitrarily arrest people for minor offences like passing red light and torture them for weeks striping them in naked, sexually abusing them and keeping them wet in solitary confinement, Abu Ghraib style. Then send them to notorious prison in Maafushi Island for more.

Arresting of the judge is by these above mentioned rouge officers, to show legitimacy to their course in overthrowing the democratically elected government. Similar coup d'état strategy was used against democratically elected president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez in 2002, but the instigators failed too. These officers were actively operating in Maumoon Abdul Gayoon’s 30-year dictatorship rule in Maldives. Already the tactics used to oppress the Maldivian people used in Gayoom’s dictatorship is getting implemented beating and killing anyone going against them.

These officers are also scared, that the people of Maldives will get back there country so they will be lawfully arrested and judged for the coup they brought against a democratically elected government. These rough officers are fighting for their own interest not for the interest of the people of Maldives. They also believe they have been given power by higher authority from Allah to fight against an anti-Islamic government of Maldives. The so-called Munity soldiers were shouting Allah Akbar when they came out to streets. Please see the video in the link to see for you own eyes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byh3kT3GuI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhu7MlDDvcMandfeature=endscreen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J-Y2YtxOOcandfeature=endscreen

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