A criminal court in the Maldives has issued an arrest warrant for former President Mohamed Nasheed, officials from his party say.
The report comes a day after Mr Nasheed was among dozens injured in Male when riot police used tear gas against protesters as unrest intensified. Mr Nasheed resigned on Tuesday amid protests over his rule. He says he was forced to resign by security forces.
It is unclear what the charges against the former president might be.
But the new Maldives police chief told the AFP news agency that he was "not aware" of any arrest warrant.
Senior officials in Mr Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) say there is a warrant for the arrest his former defence minister too.
There are also reports that the family of Mr Nasheed have fled to neighbouring Sri Lanka. A spokesman for the Sri Lankan president told AFP that Mr Nasheed's wife and daughter had arrived in Colombo.
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