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In this photo taken on January 8, 2019 Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen speaks to the media outside a police station where he had been questioned by investigators on money laundering allegations in Male. - Yameen was unexpectedly beaten to the presidency by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in elections in September 2018, and had been earlier accused by critics of corruption and muzzling the media. (Photo by Ahmed SHURAU / AFP) (Photo credit should read AHMED SHURAU/AFP/Getty Images)

In this photo taken on January 8, 2019 Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen speaks to the media outside a police station where he had been questioned by investigators on money laundering allegations in Male. - Yameen was unexpectedly beaten to the presidency by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in elections in September 2018, and had been earlier accused by critics of corruption and muzzling the media. (Photo by Ahmed SHURAU / AFP)        (Photo credit should read AHMED SHURAU/AFP/Getty Images)