Amy Goodman
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Coup in Maldives: Adviser to Ousted President Speaks Out From Hiding as Arrest Sought
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February 9, 2012
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15:17Now Playingdemocracynow.org - The first democratically elected president of the tiny Indian Ocean state of Maldives, Mohammed Nasheed, has been ousted in what he has described as a coup d'état at gunpoint. A longtime pro-democracy activist who was jailed for six years, Nasheed has achieved international prominence as a leading campaigner to save island nations from global warming. Earlier today, Nasheed said an arrest warrant has been issued for him following two days of street protests against the coup. We speak with Paul Roberts who served as Nasheed's communications adviser and was with him on the day of the coup. Roberts says he fears a warrant has been issued for his own arrest and speaks to us from an undisclosed location.
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