National Integrity Commission (NIC) was following the events in the past few days and would investigate under its legal authority, commission president Yoosuf Maniu Mohamed vowed on Thursday.
Amid fresh political turmoil in the archipelago, opposition has continued to accuse police of using excessive force as the government battles to crackdown on anti-government protests led by the now united opposition.
Opposition has also lambasted the government of exerting undue influence over the police to crackdown on protesters, arrest opposition figures and journalists.
"We have been following the events in the past few days. Will exercise the powers given to us under NIC law to investigate," Maniu said on Twitter.
Seven journalists from opposition aligned Raajje TV and Sangu TV were arrested on Wednesday where video footage has emerged of a police officer brutally kicking a video journalist after being taken into custody.
Riot police and soldiers entered the parliament to drag opposition lawmakers out of the parliament premises. Several lawmakers had been taken to hospital after suffering varying degrees of injuries during the clashes.
Opposition lawmakers had stormed the parliament after being denied entry by the security forces.
Determined opposition lawmakers had managed to breach lines of riot police before storming the parliament.
Shortly after the parliament locked-up its gates and increased security around its premises, opposition lawmakers left the main opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) camp in Maafannu ward on foot to the parliament.
However, riot police armed with shields had blocked off the lawmakers a few meters from the JP camp before allowing them to march to the parliament.
The lawmakers with hundreds of supporters marched to the parliament before they were again blocked off by police. The MPs then rushed towards the police lines with several successfully breaching the lines before a few lawmakers climbed over the wall to enter the parliament grounds.
The now united opposition had wrested parliament control from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) to file a no-confidence motion against the speaker.
Maldives has been ravaged by fresh political strife after all opposition leaders including former presidents Mohamed Nasheed and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom penned a historic treaty to work against the government.
In recent weeks, the opposition has scored major victories after wresting parliament majority from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) with help of government lawmakers loyal to the deposed PPM leader Gayoom and his lawmaker son Faris Maumoon.
The elder Gayoom had a major falling-out with half brother president Yameen which has seen the ruling party split into two factions. The former strongman who ruled the country for three decades before being defeated by Nasheed in the first democratic elections in 2008.
