In crisis ridden Maldives the unfolding political drama took yet another twist late Wednesday night. The Maldives Supreme court revoked its own order to release nine high profile political prisoners . This came hours after the former president Md. Nasheed made a plea to India for military intervention.
In a late night development three judges of the Supreme Court passed an order quashing the terrorism charges against the nine main opposition leaders.
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another judge, Ali Hameed, were arrested after President Yameen declared a state of emergency on Monday.
“On behalf of Maldivian people we humbly request India to send envoy, backed by its military, to release judges and political detainees. We request a physical presence,” Nasheed, who is currently in Colombo, said in a Twitter post. He also urged the US to block financial transactions of Yameen’s government.
Reacting to these developments, the United States said it was troubled and disappointed by the declaration of a state of emergency by Yameen and asked him to comply with the rule of law and implement the Supreme Court ruling.
The Ministry of External Affairs showed its concern . In a statement in New Delhi the Government said : "We are disturbed by the declaration of a State of Emergency in the Maldives following the refusal of the government to abide by the unanimous ruling of the full bench of the Supreme Court on February 1, and also by the suspension of constitutional rights of the people of Maldives,"
However, Indian stand was non committal over the plea for military intervention in the trouble torn nation.
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