Former presidents Mohamed Nasheed, Abdulla Yameen and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih have selected proxies to represent them in organizing joint efforts.
According to a message in a media group formed by the movement, proxies put forward by Nasheed are former Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail and former Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla.
Solih's representatives are former Hoarafushi MP Ahmed Saleem and former Alifushi MP Mohamed Rasheed Hussain (Bigey).
Yameen, meanwhile, selected former Technology Minister Mohamed Maleeh Jamal and Male' mayoral candidate Ismail Zariyand.
The three presidents held an initial meeting on Friday night, where they signed an agreement to work together for press freedom.
Speaking to the press after the meeting, Yameen said that strategies and a timeline for the joint efforts would be compiled through consultations with technical experts.
However, protests and demonstrations on matters of concern will continue even in the meantime, he said.
The agreement between the three leaders reads that the administration of President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has blatantly undermined constitutional rights of the citizens, exerted undue influence over the judiciary and undermined the parliament and other institutions.
The agreement further states the administration is curbing press freedom, jailing journalists, harming the economy, lowering overall living standards, and driving up prices.
The statement says the government has demonstrated an inability to address these issues, and that the public no longer trusts the administration to protect public funds and property.
The agreement signed by Nasheed, Yameen and Solih says the three leaders have committed to working together to protect the democratic principles Maldivians fought for over many years, at a time when those rights are under threat.
As a first move, the three leaders called on the State to free the two journalists jailed over breaching the Criminal Court gag order prohibiting direct and indirect discussion of the Adhadhu documentary, and to free individuals detained at subsequent protests demanding their release. They also called on the State to drop criminal charges against two other Adhadhu journalists.
