,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #c1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,leahy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4   
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,c>d91  
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mrs4       
,fe9/e97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
express ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,maldives %\ld imm$iately release  
=m] ,presid5t ,moham$ ,na%e$ f prison & 
release all o!r political prison]s 9 !  
c\ntry1 z well z gu>antee due process = 
& respect ! human rights ( all ( ! p ( !
 ,maldives4  #a4 ,s5se ( ,congress on   
politically motivat$ det5tions & human  
rights abuses 9 ! ,maldives  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! 
,maldives is /rategically important due 
to its location1 :i* /raddles major     
trade r\tes 9 ! ,indian ,ocean4  7#b7   
,increas+ human rights violations 9 !   

,maldives fuel in/ability & pose a ?reat
 to regional security4  7#c7 ,s9ce      
,janu>y #bjae1 ,presid5t ,abdulla ,yame5
 ( ! ,maldives has increas+ly crack$ d[n
 on diss5t )9 8 own p>ty & ! political  
opposition1 presid$ ov] ! erosion (     
judicial imp>tiality1 & put increas+    
pressure on civil society4  7#d7 ,!     
arre/ ( =m] ,presid5t ,moham$ ,na%e$ 9  
,m>* #bjae 0 widely condemn$ z          
politically motivat$1 & 8 conviction &  
s5t5ce ( #ac ye>s 9 prison has be5      
condemn$ by ,amne/y ,int]national z a   
trave/y ( ju/ice4  7#e7 ,9 8 spee* 9    
,sri ,lanka on ,may #b1 #bjae1 ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate ,john ,k]ry /at$1 ,we've se5   
ev5 n[ h[ regrettably !re are tr\bl+    
signs t democracy is "u ?reat 9 !       
,maldives :]e ! =m] ,presid5t ,na%e$ has
 be5 imprison$ )\t due process4 ,& t is 
an inju/ice t mu/ be address$ soon4     
7#f7 ,on ,septemb] #ad1 #bjae1 9 8 op5+ 
/atem5t at ! #cj? session ( ! ,unit$    
,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil1 ,unit$ 
,nations ,high ,commission] = ,human    

,rights ,zeid ,ra'ad said1 ,9 !         
,maldives1 ! rule ( law cont9ues to be  
manipulat$ = political ends4 ,he also   
/at$1 9 ref]5ce to =m] ,presid5t ,moham$
 ,na%e$'s det5tion1 ,giv5 ! deeply ta9t$
 nature ( ?is case1 ,i urge ! ,gov]nm5t 
to release him1 & to review sev]al      
hundr$ p5d+ crim9al cases aga9/         
opposition support]s 9 relation to      
prote/s 9 rec5t mon?s4  7b7 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,maldives %\ld imm$iately 
release =m] ,presid5t ,na%e$ f prison & 
release all o!r political prison]s 9 !  
c\ntry1 z well z gu>antee due process = 
& respect ! human rights ( all ( ! p ( !
 ,maldives4