Maldives Army locks down Parliament to block notrust vote

MALE: The Maldives military locked down Parliament on Tuesday in what opposition lawmakers said was an attempt to block a motion to imp each the Speaker of the House.

Imthiyaz Fahmy, of the Maldivian Democratic Party, tweeted a video of what he said were security forces blocking representatives from entering the chamber, the Guardian reported.

Another lawmaker, Eva Abdulla, said MPs were eventually allowed in but Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed was also surrounded by soldiers.

A close ally of President Abdulla Yameen, Mohamed opened the session and then immediately closed it before MPs were able to vote on the no-confidence motion, she said.