| Published Sun, February 4th 2018 at 13:08, Updated February 4th 2018 at 13:13 GMT +3Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen faces a colossal legitimacy crisis. [Photo: Courtesy]The Supreme Court in the Maldives is trying to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for not obeying its order to release jailed opposition leaders, the attorney general said on Sunday, warning of further instability in the Indian Ocean nation. Attorney General Mohamed Anil said the government had received information the Supreme Court was preparing to fire Yameen, but such a move would be illegal and resisted by government law enforcement authorities. “We have received information that things might happen that will lead to a national security crisis,” Anil told reporters in the capital, Male. “Maldivians are fearful that President Yameen is about to order a full military takeover of the country, in an attempt to ensure he is not removed from office.”

Source: Standard Digital February 04, 2018 10:07 UTC