Tuesday, August 22, 2017

#MALDIVES: Army Occupies Parliament, Roughs Up Opposition, To Prevent No Confidence Votes

[world politics news]


The Maldives military locked down the nation’s parliament on Tuesday in what opposition lawmakers said was an attempt to block a motion to impeach the speaker of the house. Imthiyaz Fahmy, from the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, tweeted a video of what he said were security forces in plain clothes blocking representatives from entering the chamber.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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