Mahinda intervenes to ensure Nasheed’s safety

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Waheed to ensure the safety of former President Mohamed Nasheed.

“President Waheed assured President Rajapaksa that he would ensure the safety of the former President of the Maldives,” Presidential Spokesman Bandula Jayasekara said yesterday in a statement. Former Maldivian President Nasheed’s wife Laila who had arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday also contacted President Rajapaksa over the telephone.

President Rajapaksa yesterday also telephoned former Maldivian President Nasheed and inquired about his safety. President Rajapaksa had also instructed IGP N.K. Illangakoon to provide security to the wife of the former Maldivian President who is in Sri Lanka.