Opposition press briefing

NEW VIDEO: Opposition Pledged Allegiance to Waheed after late night meeting; called on Police and Army to Mutiny on 30 January at early morning press conference. In the early morning of 30 January, following a late night meeting with then Vice President Waheed, anti-Nasheed protest leaders - Sheikh Iram, President of religious conservate Adhaalath Party; Umar Naseer, Vice President of former President Gayoom's Progressive Party of Maldives; and Ibrahim 'Mavota' Shareef, Vice President of Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party; along with representatives of hard-line Islamist NGOs - hold press conference: - They declare their allegiance to the then Vice President Waheed and "request the Vice President to take over the government" - They state that "President Nasheed is not the President of the Maldives anymore." - They pledge to take anti-government protests into a "second phase" - They call on police and army to pledge allegiance to Waheed and "not to implement any order given by Mohmed Nasheed." - 8 days later, police and army mutiny with opposition support, oust President Nasheed and Vice President Waheed assumes office. - Ex-President Nasheed has accused President Waheed of involvement in the "coup d'etat" that unseated him on Tuesday 7 February.