Three Maldives Supreme Court justices annul their own order to free a group of imprisoned opposition politicians after two of the court’s justices were arrested amid a political crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.

Bangladesh asks its nationals to remain cautious in Maldives, a country that is witnessing a major political situation that has resulted in a state of emergency.

The beleaguered Maldives government yesterday ordered police and troops to resist any move by the Supreme Court to arrest or impeach President Abdulla Yameen over his refusal to release political prisoners.