The current political unrest in the Maldives took a new turn when agitators massively protested outside Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed's house in Male late on Saturday. Reportedly, there were scuffles between the protesters and police in riot gear outside the Chief Justice's residence. The agitators are trying to force Justice Saeed and another supreme justice, Ali Hameed to resign. Protests continued in the Maldivian capital as President Abdulla Yameen refused to follow the Maldivian Supreme Court's ruling to release key political prisoners and reinstate the 12 parliamentary members. On Thursday, the Supreme Court acquitted former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and former Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adeeb along with 12 other parliamentary members.

Source: dna February 04, 2018 04:05 UTC