However, Gayoom, opposition politicians and even the Supreme Court gave a blow-by-blow account of the dramatic events via Twitter, Periscope and other social media platforms. When the Maldives' top judge was arrested on Tuesday, officials from the Supreme Court similarly fought back via social media. BREAKING NEWS: THE NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCES OF THE MALDIVES HAVE BROKEN INTO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE MALDIVES. — Maldives Judiciary (@judiciarymv) February 5, 2018This is to inform that the Supreme Court of the Maldives continues to function under the guidance of the Judicial Council. He is expecting the police and army to storm into the Supreme Court building at any moment.

Source: dna February 06, 2018 12:19 UTC