Police officers entered the home of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Monday night.
Gayoom earlier tweeted that a large number police officers had surrounded his house.
A large number of @PoliceMv around my residence. To protect me or to arrest me? No idea. @USAmbKeshap @AkhileshIFS @MNDF_Official @hrcmv @amnesty
— Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (@maumoonagayoom) February 5, 2018
His daughter Yumna Maumoon later said on Twitter that officers of Special Operations (SO) ‘broke down the door’ and were arrested Gayoom and her husband.
SO police broke down the door and are arresting my father President @maumoonagayoom and husband @MNadhym right now. @USAmbKeshap @JamesDauris @EU_Maldives @CanHCSriLanka @AusHCSriLanka @AkhileshIFS @amnesty @UNHumanRights
— Yumna Maumoon (@yumna_maumoon) February 5, 2018
