No obstacle to enforcing order: Supreme Court
An unfolding crisis in the Maldives is escalating after the attorney general declared Sunday morning that the security services will defy a new Supreme Court order for the removal of President Yameen.
04 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
An unfolding crisis triggered by a surprise Supreme Court order to release political prisoners is escalating after the attorney general declared Sunday morning that the security services will defy a “[new] ruling that removes the president from power”.
The televised statement came after the police announced an investigation is underway into alleged bribery involving Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed Mohamed and moved to arrest the chief judicial administrator.
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