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Maldives Emergency: Defer all non-essential travels to Male, MEA tells Indians

Maldives Emergency: Defer all non-essential travels to Male, MEA tells Indians

| @indiablooms | 06 Feb 2018, 11:58 am

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): In the wake of worsening law and order situation in Maldives, which culminated in the declaration of 'State of Emergency', the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has urged all nationals to defer all non-essential travels to the Male, the former's capital city.

"The prevailing political developments in Maldives and the resultant law and order situation is a matter of concern for the Government of India. Indian nationals are, therefore, advised to defer all non-essential travels to Male and other atolls until further notice. Indian expatriates in Maldives are also alerted to the need for heightened security awareness, and urged to exercise due caution in public and avoid public gatherings," the MEA statement read.

Emergency was declared by President Abdulla Yameen on Monday.

Meanwhile, as the situation worsened, Maldives police arrested the country's chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another judge, Ali Hameed, were arrested hours after the declaration was made.

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