Maldives top court overturns order to reinstate 12 MPs
25 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Supreme Court on Wednesday rescinded a ruling to reinstate a dozen lawmakers, but announced separate rulings are needed to decide whether the MPs have lost their seats.
A shock ruling by the top court in February ordered the release of political prisoners and the reinstatement of opposition lawmakers, resulting in a state of emergency used by President Abdulla Yameen to arrest and imprison top judges, his half brother and members of the opposition.
Less than a day after former chief justice Abdulla Saeed and justice Ali Hameed were detained on charges of terrorism, the remaining three justices of the Supreme Court overturned the part in the order to release political prisoners.
They later ordered to stop the reinstatement of the 12 MPs, after Attorney General Mohamed Anil challenged the constitutionality of the order concerning the lawmakers.
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