Back when he was a mild-mannered civil servant, few in the Maldives predicted Abdulla Yameen would one day run the country, let alone with an iron grip, locking up judges, his rivals and even his 80-year-old half-brother.
Now, five years after skillfully manoeuvering his way to the top, the 59-year-old is on the cusp of being elected on Sunday, to a second five-year term...