Ex-Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid arrested for child sexual abuse

Former Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, 64, was arrested on November 2 under a court warrant on suspicion of sexually abusing a child under 18, Maldives Police said. Shahid, a former UNGA President and key MDP presidential hopeful for 2028, denied the allegations, calling them "completely baseless lies." Investigations are ongoing.