Key Points
Maldives court frees jailed ex-president Abdulla Yameen..
A high court in Maldives overturned former president Abdulla Yameen's conviction and 11-year prison sentence on graft and money laundering charges, paving the way for his release from jail..
A three-judge bench in the archipelago nation held Yameen's 2022 trial as unfair and ordered the lower court to restart the criminal proceedings.e)..
Yameen's Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) was part of the opposition coalition that launched the India Out campaign seeking to exploit anti-India sentiments..
Under Yameen's regime, Maldives' relations with India had nosedived as it moved closer to China by signing up for the Belt and Road Initiative and concluding a Free Trade Agreement with Beijing..
