A file photo of Maldives chief justice Abdulla Saeed. He was arrested as President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in Maldives after refusing to obey the court order. Photo: APMalé, Maldives: The Maldives’ top judge received death threats before his arrest in a regime crackdown, his lawyer said on Thursday ahead of a United Nations Security Council hearing on the island nation’s political crisis. Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was warned he would be “cut into pieces” if he did not overturn a court order quashing convictions against high-profile political dissidents, his lawyer Hisaan Hussain said. Saeed was arrested as President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the honeymoon islands after refusing to obey the court order.

Source: Mint February 08, 2018 08:26 UTC