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February 24th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said the 45-year-old former leader left the embassy building on Saturday after an Indian diplomat secured assurances from the government that he would be free to campaign for presidential election in September.
“He is not planning to go back (to the embassy). He has ended seeking refuge there,” MDP spokeswoman Shauna Aminath stated.
Nasheed was ousted in an alleged police-military-opposition coup in February 2012. He had taken refuge in the Indian embassy since February 13, 2013, when a court issued his arrest warrant for not appearing to face charges of corruption and abuse of power, which he called “politically motivated.”
“He [Nasheed] entered India’s mission on February 13 of his own volition and decided to leave on his own,” Syed Akbaruddin, the Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman, said in a statement later in the day.
“It is hoped that with this development the former president will again resume his social and political life,” he added.
Earlier this week, the court postponed Nasheed’s trial and India dispatched its envoy to the 1,200-island nation of 330,000 Muslims to try and end the political standoff.
Nasheed had been calling for the resignation of current Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed and the establishment of a neutral interim government to ensure free and fair election.
However, on Saturday, he told reporters that “even on issues that we disagree on, we can reach a compromise with the Maldivian government”.
Nasheed took office in 2008 after winning the first free election and pledged to bring full democracy to the Indian Ocean archipelago.
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