Disheartening News From the #Maldives: An #Outsider Newsflash

 

We've just seen reports of the former President of the Maldives, Mohammad Nasheed, being sentenced to 13 years in prison under the Country's Anti-Terrorism Laws.     It is a distubring develoipment and the concerns expressed by the Government of India as reported by +NDTV within the past 10 minutes is welcome news.   

It is so ironic that a Country whose survival is at stake due to the on-going challenges with Climate has to tear itself apart in such a manner.   We will continue to monitor developments.