Maldives president orders state of emergency

(6 Feb 2018) The president of the Maldives says the country's state of emergency is to investigate "this plot, this coup" involving a Supreme Court ruling last week ordering the release of imprisoned opposition leaders.
"This is not a state of war, epidemic or natural disaster. This is something more dangerous," President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom said on national television.
Yameen, who has rolled back a series of democratic reforms during his five years in office, has said that the court overstepped its authority in ordering the politicians released.
Yameen's government has moved to assert its power since the Supreme Court ruling, announcing a 15-day state of emergency Monday night that gives officials sweeping powers, including to make arrests, search and seize property and restrict freedom of assembly.
Hours after the emergency was declared, security forces arrested two Supreme Court justices and a former ruler who is now an opposition leader.
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