Nasheed visits Germany, seeks assistance in training police forces; Maldives to contest for a seat at UN Human Rights Council
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    • President Nasheed visited Germany and among other issues, sought the assistance of German police in training the Maldivian police force. Nasheed told his German counterpart Angela Merkel that the main areas of concern in his country were religious radicalism, juvenile delinquency and drug-related offences. He emphasized on the importance of making the police force more people and community friendly.1

    Reports also indicated that Mr. Nasheed sought German assistance to amend ‘Sharia law’ as enforced in the Maldives. Nasheed was quoted as saying that he was “quite aware of the amount of German discourse in Islamic jurisprudence.”2

    Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed meanwhile inaugurated a campaign in Geneva promoting Maldives’ decision to contest for a seat at the UN Human Rights Council. Maldives is campaigning for one of the four Asian seats in the Council. Shaheed stated that the “views of small nations would be represented in the Human Rights Council if Maldives gets elected.”3

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