Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Maldives: UN censures govt; SC crawls when asked to bend; India disturbed

A Maldives policeman charges with baton towards protesters after the government declared a 15-day state of emergency in Male, Maldives

The Maldives' Supreme Court late Tuesday revoked its order to release nine political dissidents, including self-exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed.

Amid the ongoing political crisis in the island nation, the Supreme Court on February 1 ordered the immediate release of the nine political leaders and also prohibited the judicial watchdog from probing any case against the top court bench.

The latest development has taken place after President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency in the country on Monday, giving sweeping powers to security forces in the country, which is reeling under political turmoil under the present dispensation.

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