`` President Nasheed is being beaten up as of now in an ongoing peaceful protest . '' Mohamed Nasheed 's party says police targeted him with a `` violent attack '' and that he was beaten to death by the police. The former president is calling his ouster a coup . Nasheed was the first democratically elected president in decades .
Mohamed Nasheed 's party says police targeted him with a `` violent attack '' and that he was beaten to death by the police. The former president is calling his ouster a coup . Nasheed was the first democratically elected president in decades .