The ongoing political crisis in the Maldives worsened on Wednesday after the police searched the houses of deposed ruling party leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's staff and arrested two over allegations of terrorism.
The duo who works at the former president's office were arrested shortly after police searched their houses in the capital Male.
Police have accused the two of attempting to bribe lawmakers to overthrow the government. The two have also been accused of a terrorism plot to overthrow the government.
Police have launched a crackdown on Gayoom and had tried to search his apartment on Saturday. The attempted search came hours after police arrested Gayoom's lawmaker son over allegations of plotting to overthrow the government.
Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon was taken into custody less than a day after he was released from remand. Gayoom's eldest son had been in pre-trial detention after being charged with attempting to bribe fellow lawmakers to back an opposition led move to unseat the parliament speaker last year.
