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Maldives top court's U-turn: revokes order to release political leaders
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 07 (ANI): The Maldives' Supreme Court late Tuesday revoked its order to release nine political dissidents, including self-exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed.
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UN Chief urges Maldives govt. to lift state of emergency
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male (Maldives), Feb. 07 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed serious concern about the situation in Maldives and urged the government to uphold the rule of law in the island nation.
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'All are in clear and present danger in Maldives'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 06 (ANI): One of the 12 MPs disqualified from the Parliament by the Election Commission in the Maldives, Abdulla Sinan, has recently returned back to the Maldives from eight-month exile. His return comes at a time when the country is in a state of emergency after Pre
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Maldivian crisis: Yameen accuses judges of overthrowing him
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 06 (ANI): Embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday accused the judges of plotting to overthrow him, saying that the emergency was imposed to investigate "this plot, this coup" of the Maldivian Supreme Court, which ordered the release of nine jailed opposi
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Maldivian crisis: Opposition calls for release of ex-President, CJ
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 6 (ANI): The opposition on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Maldivian Chief Justice Abdulla Sayeed, Justice of the Supreme Court Ali Hameed and pressed for the immediate lifting of the state of emergency.
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Maldivian crisis deepens, former President, Chief Justice arrested
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives] Feb 6 (ANI): Former President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed and Judicial administrator Hassan Saeed have been arrested, just hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the country.
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Maldives crisis: Army stormed inside Supreme Court
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Just hours after Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the country, country's National Defence Force stormed inside the Supreme Court (SC) premises in Male.
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Maldives crisis: 'Army could storm Supreme Court at any moment'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Just hours after Maldives President declared a state of emergency in the country, former attorney general Husnu Al Suood tweeted that he has been informed that Army could storm the Supreme Court building at any moment.
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Opposition leaders being placed under detention as Maldives President decl
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Opposition leaders across the Maldives are being rounded up and placed under detention as draconian measures are being put in place by President Abdulla Yameen. Early Monday evening President Yameen declared a state of emergency for 15 days.
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Maldives crisis: Oppn submits no-confidence motion against Attorney Genera
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 4 (ANI): Maldives' Joint Opposition Spokesperson Ahmed Mahloof said on Sunday they have submitted a no-confidence motion against the Attorney General, the Prosecutor General, Home Minister and the Defence Minister for refusing to implement the Supreme Court ruling.
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Maldives crisis: Reinstated MPs enter parl. despite military blockade
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 04 (ANI): In the ongoing political crisis in the Maldives, 12 reinstated Maldivian parliamentary members managed to enter the Parliament premises in Male on Sunday despite the military blockade.
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Maldives police dismisses reports of Chief Justice`s arrest
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male (Maldives) Feb 4 (ANI) The Maldives police have dismissed the reports that they entered Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed's house in Male and arrested him.
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