Details on Cartoonist Ahmed Abbas’ Prison Sentence In The Maldives This Asian Tribune article has specific details about the six-month prison sentence being served by cartoonist Ahmed Abbas in the Maldives, as well as plenty of contextual detail regarding the political harassment and general governmental crackdown in the region. Apparently, Abbas cliams not to have been served a summons for the trial in which he was convicted in absentia of "disobedience" for a statement he made critical of an "elite police unit." His situation came to light after wire services picked up on his arrest last week after being refused asylum and safe passage by a local UN office.
