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Post by party animal - not! Tue 24 May 2016, 17:32

She is talking to Eric Schmidt, Google, to whom she was once supposed to be 'close to'...


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Post by Donnamarie Tue 24 May 2016, 17:49

That was great. I hope we can get more of the interview.
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Post by Fingersandtoes Tue 24 May 2016, 18:02

A great snippet of an interview I'd love to see more of.

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This young lady is doing amazing things with technology in Africa.......

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Post by melbert Wed 25 May 2016, 02:52

Too bad it wasn't really a victory as he was supposed to go to London for surgery and return to the Maldives.  Ooops, now has asylum and no treatment done (that we know of) for his severe back problems.  Me thinks someone wasn't totally truthful and it was the plan all along to get him out of the Maldives by devious ways.
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Post by Fingersandtoes Wed 25 May 2016, 09:38

How do we know he had no treatment done? Aren't medical records supposed to be private? And for him (and Amal) it's a clear victory. Going back to Maldives to prison vs refugee in the UK, it seems like he absolutely won. IMO also there was nothing dubious about this at all. He is IMO a person who definitely deserves the refugee status.

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Post by annemarie Wed 25 May 2016, 17:26

It was stated he saw doctors in Britain we have no idea what treatment or advice he receive. He is much better off in Britain than in a Jail cell for no reason at all.

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Post by Donnamarie Wed 25 May 2016, 18:27

Nasheed was wrongly imprisoned. He is now out, a free man due in large part to the hard work of his local lawyers and his international legal representatives, including Amal. To me that is justice.

We haven't seen Nasheed publicly in quite a while and there is no reason to believe nor is there any proof that he didn't get surgery or other medical treatment.

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Post by What Would He Say Wed 25 May 2016, 20:34

I'm not the sharpest knife in the draw....this is unexpected, and yet not unexpected....Britain and British Justice is famous all over the world....is it now a "back door" for Countries threatened with sanctions by hi-profile  human rights Lawyers.....

If you cannot trust a man to comply with HIS obligations (to uphold his part of a "bargain")......can you then expect or demand Countries to comply with their obligation....

Is threatening sanctions nothing but plain "BLACKMAIL".....

It just makes NO SENSE to me....

It appears to be a trend with Mrs C.....sadly....
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Post by Donnamarie Thu 26 May 2016, 03:18

Sanctions are a very important and many times a successful tool for the international community to use, not to blackmail, but to affect any number of wrong-doings being committed by the targeted country.

What would be sad is if Nasheed had returned to prison in the Maldives to serve out an unlawful sentence of 13 years all the while attempting to work within a corrupt government to have his case appealed ..... a country that has committed a broad range of human rights abuses.

How does one bargain with a corrupt government?
And who is the bad guy in this case?
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Post by Fingersandtoes Thu 26 May 2016, 06:16

I don't think anyone would expect him willingly to return to Maldives in order to return to prison, just to be the 'honourable' man. His trial was botched, he was illegally imprisoned. And as his lawyer, Amal's job was to get him out of prison, out of danger. How do you work with a corrupt government that illegally imprisons people, violates human rights?

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Post by annemarie Thu 26 May 2016, 12:16

I think the the government is quite happy he is not coming back. They can carry on doing as they have
been. Without him there will be no attention on them. Which is a win for them .

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Post by melbert Fri 27 May 2016, 03:19

Still, the deceitful way it was handled makes Nasheed, Amal et al, as bad as that corruptive government in the Maldives.
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Post by Fingersandtoes Fri 27 May 2016, 05:37

I don't know how they can even be compared, Nasheed was illegally imprisobed by a corrupt government, applied to a refugee status, and got it. He didn't harm or imprison anyone, but got a refugee status, which he qualified for.

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Post by annemarie Fri 27 May 2016, 10:57

How was it deceitful he left and made the decision I'm sure with his family more than any others what he wanted to do and this was an option. 

The Maldives Government may very well have known about this , I would think they would have been informed.

Like I said it is a win for them he is out of their hair and they can now do as they have been with no interference
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Post by Donnamarie Fri 27 May 2016, 12:54

melbert wrote:Still, the deceitful way it was handled makes Nasheed, Amal et al, as bad as that corruptive government in the Maldives.


A very harsh and unfounded accusation. Where is the indignation over the crime committed against Nasheed. And for that matter the others who have spoken out against the Maldives government and are now political prisoners in their country.
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Post by carolhathaway Fri 27 May 2016, 12:55

There are a few options how it was supposed to be handled on the side of the Maldives government:

a) Nasheed was allowed to go to the UK to have surgery just because his doctors said he needed to and they didn't check it via their doctors.
This would have been grossly negligiant and naive until they didn't want to get rid of him.
b) Nasheed was allowed to go to the UK after the governmental doctors checked his medical condition and agreed that he needed surgery.
This would be the most likely option IMO.

After he had left the Maldives he was supposed to return to prison after his surgery. So there could be several options as well:
c) Nasheed decided to stay in the UK because he wanted to stay with his family / realized that he would be able more efficiently to work for the opposition in the Maldives from exile than from prison.

d) There was an agreement before that Nasheed would not return to the Maldives so the government wouldn't lose face. I had said it a few times before: IMO human rights law doesn't work in the same way as other fields of law. The Maldives have already been told that Nasheed's trial was a sham trial and that he should be released. If a government does so they show weakness and admit to have made a mistake in accusing and sentencing someone. The way Nasheed's release was handled shows a lot of diplomacy for me.

If Amal was lying when she said that Nasheed needed surgery in the UK - I don't know. But a lawyer will always try to protect his client - that's his job.
And we don't know what really happened and maybe will never get to know about it...
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Post by party animal - not! Fri 27 May 2016, 13:21

Right, let's just bear in mind that Amal, or any leading human rights lawyer worth their salt to be honest, works very hard at a)establishing the truth, b)acting for the client whose case they have agreed to take on and c)proves her/his case to a variety of governments and government officials who will look at all the evidence and decide whether or not to support that situation usually in the interests of democracy. 

In this instance there were many visits to nearby countries, to democracies with influence and the ability to talk to those who were close to the situation both geopolitically and in terms of security.

In this instance, on this thread somewhere are all the meetings and appointments set up on that basis in India, Sri Lanka, the US, UK etc. All these institutions cannot be wrong can they?

I thought it was very interesting that the President of Azerbaijan thought fit to release Khadija the minute her case was taken to another level, and you would be forgiven for thinking that there must have been a reason for that! Long may she continue to expose possible corruption on many levels............

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Post by Alisonfan Fri 27 May 2016, 14:16

Two side act bad not make a good.Amal to look deceteful to the world she say do as I say not as I do. George he have much sympathy from world.Like Johny Depp marry woman who blind him.

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Post by annemarie Fri 27 May 2016, 17:28

Let's also not forget Nasheed has a team of Lawyers not just Amal is working on this case.

Very good point Pan thank you.

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Post by Donnamarie Fri 27 May 2016, 17:56

PAN, your last paragraph rightly points out what many of these corrupt governments fear. Exposure. An additional advantage that Amal and her team have is her notoriety. The media will cover her and her legal team's cases in a way that otherwise might go almost unnoticed. Like her husband she can help shine a light. She said as much when in Washington DC and spoke with NBC News. For her cases this is a good thing.

It may be that Azerbaijan didn't want further coverage of some of their less than above board governmental practices to be exposed. Tho it sounds like Khadija Ismayilova will continue to fight two other convictions that she was not cleared of by the government.
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Post by starlove Sat 28 May 2016, 23:39

melbert wrote:Too bad it wasn't really a victory as he was supposed to go to London for surgery and return to the Maldives.  Ooops, now has asylum and no treatment done (that we know of) for his severe back problems.  Me thinks someone wasn't totally truthful and it was the plan all along to get him out of the Maldives by devious ways.
Lying isn't a win ,true!
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Post by starlove Sat 28 May 2016, 23:44

Nasheed ,as Khdeja,as Fahmy ,as all Amal clients STILL convicted criminals at their homeland ,no one of them is winner or free or a hero ,that's the truth no matter what YOU write here,period!

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Post by starlove Sun 29 May 2016, 00:00

Fingersandtoes wrote:I don't know how they can even be compared, Nasheed was illegally imprisobed by a corrupt government, applied to a refugee status, and got it. He didn't harm or imprison anyone, but got a refugee status, which he qualified for.
Nasheed did a crime when he tried to use his position and power against a judge that didn't like to take orders from him ,that's corruption and his bank account is another story and am using Melbert great quote
melbert wrote:Still, the deceitful way it was handled makes Nasheed, Amal et al, as bad as that corruptive government in the Maldives.

if he was in Maldives and a judge set him free that's another story but this way is deceitful and cheap way most lawyers do!

WWHS great point too,sanctions is blackmail ,i 'd love see Amal try to do sanctions on US or China or Japan or at least a friendly nation to the US!one method for a poor un smart deceitful lawyer!

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Post by starlove Sun 29 May 2016, 00:07

party animal - not! wrote:Right, let's just bear in mind that Amal, or any leading human rights lawyer worth their salt to be honest, works very hard at a)establishing the truth, b)acting for the client whose case they have agreed to take on and c)proves her/his case to a variety of governments and government officials who will look at all the evidence and decide whether or not to support that situation usually in the interests of democracy. 

In this instance there were many visits to nearby countries, to democracies with influence and the ability to talk to those who were close to the situation both geopolitically and in terms of security.

In this instance, on this thread somewhere are all the meetings and appointments set up on that basis in India, Sri Lanka, the US, UK etc. All these institutions cannot be wrong can they?

I thought it was very interesting that the President of Azerbaijan thought fit to release Khadija the minute her case was taken to another level, and you would be forgiven for thinking that there must have been a reason for that! Long may she continue to expose possible corruption on many levels............
Amal is NOT leading  lawyer !
Oh and Khadija like Nasheed still convicted with crimes .

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Post by party animal - not! Sun 29 May 2016, 12:27

Yep, Khadija still has convictions hanging over her because 

a) they've freed her before the case comes to court (Mm, wonder why that is?!) and


b) it would be an admission of guilt by the President of Azerbaidjan and his family if they dropped the charges


Starlove, please let me know the names of some well respected leading international human rights lawyers

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Post by starlove Wed 01 Jun 2016, 21:43

No i won't tell you !
and you are not bullying me over expressing my opinion ,your game is weak !

you tell ...

we already have a name of "a bad " lawyer we are discussing here "really not her real name but anyway LOL"


oh and if it was to save face they wouldn't let Khadija free in first place ,don't give her more than her size and she can't travel for five years IF they are afraid of Amal's bullying with American Congress men they would set her free without any criminal charges left  ,like Fahmy and Nasheed ,GUILTY!

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