Maldives government to resist impeachment call

The government of the Maldives will resist any attempt by the south Asian atoll nation’s supreme court to impeach the president for disobeying its order last week to release jailed opposition leaders, the attorney general said yesterday.

Mohamed Anil said the government had received information that the court was preparing to fire Abdulla Yameen, but that such a move would be illegal. Some of the jailed opposition figures have said they have evidence of corruption by Mr Yameen, who has denied all such allegations.