MALÉ, Maldives — The authorities in the Maldives arrested a former president and current opposition leader, Mohamed Nasheed, on Sunday, and ordered him to stand trial on charges related to his 2012 decision to arrest a senior judge.
Mr. Nasheed’s party called for his release and supporters protested in the capital, Malé, after the arrest, in a sign that the Indian Ocean archipelago nation could be plunging into political uncertainty.
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