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Maldives crisis: Police arrests chief justice on corruption charges; Opposition terms Emergency 'unconstitutional'

The unprecedented incident took place just hours after President Abdulla Yameen had declared a state of emergency after refusing to comply with the supreme court's Thursday order to release political dissidents.

Maldivian government resisting Supreme Court order to free political prisoners, alleges Opposition

The Maldivian Opposition accused President Abdulla Yameen of resisting local and international pressure to comply with a landmark Supreme Court order to free nine political prisoners

Maldives: Troops evict opposition MPs from parliament amid failed attempt to impeach speaker

Security forces physically ejected protesting MPs from the Maldives parliament on Monday in chaotic scenes during a failed opposition attempt to impeach the speaker and destabilise the president ahead of elections next year.

Maldives govt strips Nasheed of his party membership

In a major setback to jailed former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, the government on Monday stripped him from the membership of his party under a new law banning prisoners from political party membership.

Ex-Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed not to appeal 13-year jail term

Former Maldivian president Mohammed Nasheed, sentenced to 13 years in jail under anti-terrorism laws, has decided not to appeal his conviction citing that the court has not released all the documents related to the case which are important for "a meaningful defence".