Supreme Court Of Maldives

Maldives crisis: Abdulla Yameen ready to hold early polls as protests continues over release of political prisoners

Even as political unrest continued to grow after a court ordered the release and retrial of political prisoners, Maldives president Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Saturday said that he was willing to hold an early presidential election to allow voters to decide who they want to lead the Indian Ocean archipelago.

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