2018 Maldives political crisis

2018 Maldives political crisis
2018 Maldives political crisis
Date	1 February 2018 – 24 September 2018
Location	Maldives
Caused by	Supreme Court order on 1 February to release nine political prisoners and reinstate twelve parliament members; Corruption; Money laundering;
Goals	Resignation of President Abdulla Yameen; To implement the 1 February Supreme Court order;
Methods	Protests; Civil disobedience;
Resulted in	Abdulla Yameen losing the 2018 presidential elections
Parties
Government of the Maldives Presidency of the Maldives; Progressive Party of Maldives; Maldives Development Alliance; Maldivian People's Party; Maldives Police Service; Maldives National Defence Force;	Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party; Adhaalath Party; Jumhooree Party; Maldives Reform Movement; Supreme Court of the Maldives; Journalists; Amnesty International; European Parliament; United States; India;
Lead figures
	Abdulla Yameen; Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed; Adam Shareef; Mohamed Nasheed; Ibrahim Mohamed Solih; Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; Qasim Ibrahim; Imran Abdulla;

A political crisis in the Maldives intensified on after President Abdulla Yameen decided to disobey the Supreme Court order to release 9 political prisoners and reinstating 12 parliament members which would give the opposition (MDP) control of the chamber and potentially paving the way for Yameen's impeachment.

On 5 February 2018 president Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and ordered the arrest of two judges of the Supreme Court of the Maldives, including Chief Justice of the Maldives Abdulla Saeed and Justice Ali Hameed Mohamed and former President (also his half-brother) Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.