The move gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects as Yameen refuses to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners.India is in touch with friendly countries including West Asian nations after the Supreme Court of Maldives sought its intervention amid a snowballing political crisis as President Abdulla Yameen chose to suspend parliament instead of complying with the court's order directing release of nine lawmakers, a step that would have restored the opposition's majority. Former Leader And Two Supreme Court Judges Arrested In Maldives State Of Emergency

The government of President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has arrested an opposition leader and two Supreme Court judges hours after declaring a 15-day state of emergency in the Indian Ocean country best known for its luxury tourist resorts.
The President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, declares a 15-day state of emergency. Security forces storm the Supreme Court of the Maldives in a bid to block the court-ordered release of jailed opposition politicians. Police arrest former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.