Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has expressed concern over the current proceedings in Parliament, calling on the Parliament to respect its integrity.

The international representative body of Parliamentarians made the statement after Parliament was locked down and MPs forcibly removed from Parliament premises.

IPU’s tweet stated that the body was ‘concerned about the worsening political situation in the Maldives’ and called on to ‘respect of Majlis’ integrity’.

The Parliament gates and entrances were locked down after opposition MPs had attempted to hold a Parliament session. The said Parliamentarians were blocked from entering the premises, pepper sprayed and some MPs had needed emergency treatment at ADK hospital.

Police said they had entered the premises to remove individuals who had been stripped from their Parliament seats. However, Supreme Court had not made a decision on the seats of the said Parliamentarians.