What the records say
- When
- 5 Feb 2018
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 4.18° N, 73.51° E
- Description
- 2018 Maldives political crisis: president Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and ordered the arrest of two judges of the Supreme Court.
Placed at the island named in the title of the event it links, Maldives.
Summary
2018 Maldives political crisis: president Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and ordered the arrest of two judges of the Supreme Court
2018 Maldives political crisis
A political crisis in the Maldives intensified on after President Abdulla Yameen decided to disobey the Supreme Court order to release 9 political prisoners and reinstating 12 parliament members which would give the opposition (MDP) control of the chamber and potentially paving the way for Yameen's impeachment.
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