Maldivians voice outrage as disgraced Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives.

Maldivians voice outrage as disgraced Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives.

Motives remain unclear but theories point to religious ‘extremists’ or political rivals involved in corruption scandal.
![A former political prisoner, Nasheed was elected president in the Maldives' first multi-party elections in 2008 [File: Mohamed Sharuhaan/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP_18305469415200.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
No arrests so far but police seek four people who were noticed ‘due to suspicious behaviour at crime scene’.
![The explosion was heard across Male, residents said [Mohamed Sharuhaan/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AP_21126634781635.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)