The Maldives government said it would resist all attempts made by the Supreme Court to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for disobeying orders to release jailed opposition leaders last week.
Tensions in the island nation’s capital have risen, after Yameen's government continued to ignore the court ruling overturning terrorism and corruption convictions against nine high-profile politicians.
Yameen called on the people of the nation to travel to the capital and protest against the government’s “illegal actions”.