President Mohamed Nasheed has cancelled a scheduled trip to Malaysia for the International Conference on the Global Movement of Moderates.
The President was scheduled to depart for Kuala Lampur last Tuesday, January 17, 2011.
The trip was cancelled due to ongoing political unrest in capital Male’. Opposition supporters have protested the detention of opposition party members over an alleged “hate speech” pamphlet, as well as the arrest and detention of Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed, for the past six evenings.
Press Secretary Mohamed Zuhair has said the President was prepared to address the conference before choosing to cancel his participation.
Finance Minister Mohamed Shihab will represent the Maldives at the conference in his stead.
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