Maldives military backs ‘will of the people’ after election

September 27, 2018 4:33 AM

COLOMBO (AFP) – The Maldives’ military chief on Wednesday (Sept 26) quashed speculation that outgoing President Abdulla Yameen would try to cling on to power, telling the nation that the armed forces would “protect the will of the people”.

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