US asks Maldives to restore democracy after chaotic vote
Police raid the Maldivian Democratic Party office after party members took part in a protest outside parliament in Male on 27 March. Security forces physically ejected protesting MPs from the Maldives parliament 27 March in chaotic scenes during a failed opposition attempt to impeach the speaker and destabilise the president ahead of elections next year. Lawmakers shouted and stood on their chairs and one trie