Maldives president calls for unity govt
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maldives">Maldives</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undisclosed">undisclosed</span> <span word="location">location</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Waheed">Waheed</span> <span word="Hassan">Hassan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Nasheed">Nasheed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="president">president</span>, <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="widening">widening</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Hassan">Hassan</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oust">oust</span> <span word="Nasheed">Nasheed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Together">Together</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Hassan">Hassan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="Nasheed">Nasheed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="retribution">retribution</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="restriction">restriction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Nasheed">Nasheed</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 100 <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Nasheed">Nasheed</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relinquish">relinquish</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Shyam">Shyam</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Consuming">Consuming</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="resorts">resorts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nasheed">Nasheed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undisclosed">undisclosed</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span>. "<span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Nasheed">Nasheed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Shyam">Shyam</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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