Former Vice President Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has stressed excusing to implement Supreme Court order is a direct act of defiance and reciprocating action should be taken against it.
Jameel who had been the first Vice President to President Yameen's administration said that no one is above the rule and law of the top-court and their orders should be met with accordingly.
VP made his statements due to the government stalling the Supreme Court order on Thursday night ordering the immediate release of jailed political leaders.
"Article number 145 of Maldives Constitution cites that Supreme Court is the final verdict delivering body, and no one is above authority to defy an order released by the top-court, failure to implement it on the given time means it will be regarded as an obstructing to rule of law," Jameel said.
Hussain Shihab, the international spokesperson of President Abdulla Yameen said the top-court order to release the jailed political members was passed without the involvement of both Attorney General and Prosecutor General, adding the government would "engage, and consult with, the Supreme Court in order to comply with the ruling in line with proper procedure and the rule of law."
Shibab had reiterated Attorney General Mohamed Anil's statement over Thursday night's Supreme Court ruling.
Hours after the Supreme Court ordered the relevant authorities to immediately release all jailed political leaders, the Attorney General (AG) Mohamed Anil flanked by the home minister, defence minister and army chief in a brief press briefing insisted that the government was now trying to verify the validity of the Supreme Court order.
"We haven't received any official confirmation from the Supreme Court thus far. We will of course need to verify the validity of the court order before we can enforce it," the AG insisted.
Shortly after the police chief was sacked, riot police had fired tear gas to break up the opposition supporters gathered near the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) camp in the capital Male to celebrate the Supreme Court order.
AG said the police chief Ahmed Areef has been relieved from his post as president Yameen's repeated attempts to contact the police commissioner had failed.
Areef would be replaced by deputy police chief Ahmed Saudhee, Anil added.
The police chief's sacking came after police in a Tweet assured that it would abide by the court order and has kick-started efforts to release the jailed political prisoners
