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Nasheed is also of the view the outcome of the election will be beneficial for the Maldives as neither of the two major parties won a controlling majority of the parliament.

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But Mr. Imad said the government wouldn't arrest Mr. Nasheed, although he was barred from traveling abroad while the legal case is pending.

Maldives Ex-President Faces Criminal Charges Tom Wright 2012

Mr. Nasheed pursued painful transition policies that sent his ratings plummeting.

The Maldives Sink Into Instability Ron Gluckman 2012

Mr. Nasheed came to power in the Maldives' first-ever democratic elections in 2008, succeeding Mr. Gayoom, an authoritarian president who led the country for 30 years.

Maldives Ex-President Faces Criminal Charges Tom Wright 2012

Masood Imad, a spokesman for the new President Waheed Hassan Manik, said a criminal court in Malé had issued contempt-of-court charges against Mr. Nasheed.

Maldives Ex-President Faces Criminal Charges Tom Wright 2012

MALÉ, Maldives—Former President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives faced potential criminal charges Thursday after being deposed in an apparent coup earlier in the week that has destabilized the Indian Ocean island nation and threatens its important tourism industry.

Maldives Ex-President Faces Criminal Charges Tom Wright 2012

Muslim activists portrayed Mr. Nasheed as an unbeliever.

The Maldives Sink Into Instability Ron Gluckman 2012

The young, charismatic Mr. Nasheed won the country's first election in 2008.

The Maldives Sink Into Instability Ron Gluckman 2012

Mr. Naseem, who spent much of Thursday with Mr. Nasheed, said his supporters wouldn't stop protesting until they had regained power.

Maldives Ex-President Faces Criminal Charges Tom Wright 2012