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Context:
India has its disappointment over the Maldives government’s decision to extend the state of Emergency for another month despite India’s objections
Details:
- Indian External Affairs Ministry has issued a statement stating Maldives government’s decision to extend the state of Emergency as unconstitutional
- However, the Maldivian Ambassador to India has denied the accusation that the move was unconstitutional.
Background:
- India has issued a series of statements of concern over the Maldives Emergency declared by President Yameen on February 5, after the Maldivian Supreme Court overturned the imprisonment of nine opposition leaders
- Since then, the Yameen government has put more leaders in prison and arrested the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and other judges.
- India had rejected an offer by President Yameen to send an envoy to explain the circumstances, saying that democracy must be restored first
Other Developments:
- In Washington, the U.S. State Department has issued a statement of concern
- The European Union is expected to hold a meeting of senior Ministers to discuss the situation in the Maldives.
