Former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, currently in self-exile to the UK, has arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The former President arrived in Colombo this morning where he was welcomed by the International Spokesperson of MDP residing in Colombo, Hamid Abdulgafoor and a former Minister in the MDP government, Ahmed Naseem. Speaking on Raajje TV, Naseem said that the ex-President’s visit will be longer this time around as he would be holding discussions with a number of political figures. President Mohamed Nasheed in Colombo @MDPSecretariat pic.twitter.com/ClsmdLzwGs— Hamid Abdul Ghafoor (@HamidhAG) April 13, 2017 President Nasheed went to the UK for medical treatment in January 2016 while serving a 13-year-old prison sentence after being convicted terrorism for his involvement in the arrest of the Chief Judge of the Criminal Court, Abdulla Mohamed. He made a stop in Sri Lanka before going to the UK. This is President Nasheed’s fourth visit to Colombo since he acquired political asylum in the UK.