Maldives puts conditions on jailed ex-leader for UK travel - lawyers

By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Maldives on Sunday backtracked on an unconditional agreement to allow jailed former leader Mohamed Nasheed to travel to Britain for surgery, his lawyers said. On Saturday, the government granted permission for Nasheed to travel after pressure from the international community including human rights groups and his lawyer Amal Clooney, who lobbied for sanctions on Maldives leaders.