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Maldives ex-leader demands president's resignation

The former president of the Maldives took refuge for a second day Thursday in the country's Indian embassy, and his party spokesman said he would not leave the building until the current leader resigns.Abdul Gafoor, spokesman for the Maldivian Democratic Party, said former President Mohamed Nasheed was in danger and the party had urged him to remain in the embassy in the capital, Male."The threat level is high. The party is advising him not to step outside," Gafoor told The Associated Press.Nasheed entered the embassy Wednesday after a court ordered his arrest for not attending a hearing on charges that he illegally ordered the detention of a senior judge, a move which led to his ouster from power last year. Nasheed says that the charges are politically motivated to disqualify him from running for the presidency in September elections.The government says the arrest warrant expired Wednesday night but Gafoor said the party feared for Nasheed's life.Nasheed demanded in a statement Wednes...

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