POLICE in the Maldives have detained opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, defying pressure from regional power India which had called for him to be free to campaign for elections.
Twenty masked policemen in riot gear arrested Nasheed at his family home in the capital Male and one of his security men was hurt in the melee, said Shauna Aminath, a spokeswoman for Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party.
Police served no arrest warrant on the pro-democracy activist, who was the first freely elected president until last year, she said.
Authorities said Nasheed, 45, was taken into custody on a court order and would appear in magistrates' court on Wednesday to face abuse of power charges.
"He is not under arrest, but he has been taken into custody on a court order issued after he repeatedly evaded summonses to appear in court," said presidential spokesman Masood Imad.
The abuse of power accusation stems from Nasheed ordering the arrest of a judge while president on misconduct charges.
Nasheed's detention threatens to bring more instability to the archipelago, an upmarket honeymoon destination straddling strategic shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean.
The US embassy in neighbouring Sri Lanka said it was "increasingly concerned" about developments in the Maldives, a nation of 330,000 Sunni Muslims.
"We urge all sides to remain calm, reject the use of violence, and avoid rhetoric that could increase tensions," the embassy said in a statement.
"Former President Nasheed must be accorded due process under the law regarding his pending court cases."
Skirmishes erupted between government supporters and opposition activists in the capital shortly after Nasheed's arrest, but police quickly controlled the crowds.
The capital has been wracked by violence and political infighting since February 2012 when Nasheed was ousted following a mutiny by security forces and protests.
The Indian government said it was "monitoring the situation closely".
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