The United Kingdom Ambassador to Maldives James Dauris on Monday claims the chief justice was quoted saying local judges are "under great pressure."
Ambassador Dauris who tweeted the highlights of his conversation with Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, said that the two had phone conversation in which Saeed affirmed the signatures on Supreme Court orders have not been forged.
"He told me about the great pressure judges are under," Dauris tweeted.
Dauris urged the Maldivian citizens respect and support an independent judiciary in the country. He added "it is in the fundamental interests of every Maldivian that the independence of the judiciary is respected & supported."
Supreme Court on Thursday night issued a release order for nine political leaders from jail that includes former President Mohamed Nasheed along with Jumhooree Party leader Qasim Ibrahim and former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb among others.
President Yameen on Sunday claimed the top-court order for the release of political leaders cannot be implemented accordingly as it was 'unconstitutional.'
Government inaction to implement the top-court order has come to international communities' attention. Maldives government has been advised to respect the Supreme Court order from United States, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and even the European Union.
The mounting international and opposition pressure on the state to implement the top-court order has become exacerbating for Yameen's administration.
