NewsExiled Maldivian opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed in Colombo accused China of 'land grabbing' and undermining its sovereignty. "Today, my lawyers filed a response to the UN Human Rights Committee regarding President Yameen’s decision to prevent me from contesting in the presidential election. But in the Maldives, it is President Yameen who seeks to choose, whose name will be on the ballot box. The joint opposition of which my party, the Maldivian Democratic Party, is a member, will put forward a common candidate to challenge President Yameen. We will not make like easy for President Yameen, we will not give up democracy, we will not stop fighting for the rule of law.

Source: Sunday Times January 22, 2018 11:48 UTC