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State of emergency lifted in Maldives, ‘all rights restored’
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THE president of the Maldives yesterday revoked a state of emergency after less than a week, following widespread international condemnation and concerns about its impact on the country’s crucial tourism industry, the government said.
President Yameen Abdul Gayoom declared the state of emergency a week ago, citing a security threat following a September blast on his speedboat and the subsequent recovery of weapons and a homemade bomb near his official residence.
Under the emergency regulations, police were allowed to enter and search homes without a warrant, and the rights to assemble peacefully and travel between the many islands of the archipelago nation were suspended.
Lawmakers voted Vice President Ahmed Adeeb out of office using the regulations. Adeeb, allegedly the mastermind behind the attempts on Gayoom’s life, has been arrested and detained.
Gayoom was not injured in the September explosion aboard his boat, but his wife, an aide and a bodyguard were hurt.
The foreign ministry issued a statement yesterday saying the government had lifted the state of emergency “with immediate effect.”
“With the lifting of the state of emergency, all fundamental rights that were suspended have been restored,” the statement read.
Attorney General Mohamed Anil said the president decided to revoke the state of emergency because investigations into the blast and the recovery of weapons and explosives have made good progress. He also said the international community pushed Gayoom to be lift the declaration to reduce any impact the emergency may have had on tourism.
It is not clear how much of an impact the state of emergency has had on the tourism industry in the Maldives, which is a popular destination for tourists from around the world.
The main opposition party welcomed the lift, but said declaring the state of emergency in the first place was politically motivated.
(AP)
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