Former President Mohamed Nasheed has met US Senator John McCain. Nasheed’s lawyer, Jared Genser was with Nasheed in the meeting.
Genser tweeted that the meeting with Senate Armed Services Chairman Senator John McCain and Nasheed was an amazing one.
AMAZING mtng w/@MohamedNasheed & Senate Armed Services Chairman @SenJohnMcCain on #Maldives. pic.twitter.com/SQYXGYoHMx
— Jared Genser (@JaredGenser) March 9, 2017
He also met Jim McGovern, co-Chair of the Human Rights Commission at the Senate. Jared’s tweet also said that discussions centered on human rights in the Maldives. No additional details of the meetings were released.
Great meeting with @RepMcGovern - Co-Chair of @TLHumanRights Commission talking #Maldives #HumanRights. pic.twitter.com/aiICzLbepN
— Jared Genser (@JaredGenser) March 9, 2017
Nasheed had participated in the panel discussion held on Monday night in University of Michigan, USA. In his panel address, Nasheed had highlighted on the various abuses he had faced during his fight for democracy. He also reflected on the various times he had been arrested, even after being elected to the Parliament.
