Ex-UK AG paid £7,500 to advise Maldives’ Waheed

Sunday, August 5th, 2012

A British minister agreed a deal to be paid GBP 7,500 a day to advise the leader of an alleged coup in the Maldives accused of torture, leaked documents have revealed.

Ex-Attorney-General Baroness Scotland was under fire after details emerged of her contract with the new government of Maldives.

The documents suggested that she was paid GBP 75,000 for two weeks’ work advising the regime on avoiding further action by the Commonwealth, which has raised serious concerns about a string of human rights abuses, The Daily Mail reports.

According to the paper, many UK lawmakers expressed outrage as it emerged that the former British attorney-general was advising a regime responsible for ousting a democratically-elected president.

One Conservative MP even called her behaviour ‘disgusting’. (zeenews)

Reader Comments

  1. the ex-president nasheed is under the label of democratic leader in many countries. but he dont have that much support from maldives. he is working hard to achieve nobel prize. he became a moviestar to be democratic leader but last week leaked phone call audio nasheed urges his supporters to fight police forces using gang groups.

    Posted by Shax | August 9, 2012, 2:34 am

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