ame en ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁job . ▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁held ▁a ▁peace ful ▁r ally ▁ 2 ▁a . m ▁mid night ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁court ▁r uling . ▁M ald ives ▁Police ▁Service ▁an ▁hour ▁after ▁the ▁r ally ▁started ▁used ▁te ar ▁gas ▁and ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ▁to ▁dis per se ▁the ▁crowd ▁and ▁leaving ▁many ▁affected . ▁ ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Maj lis ▁was ▁cancel led ▁for ▁security ▁reasons ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁res ch eduled ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁possible . ▁ ▁President ▁Abd ulla ▁Y ame en ▁fires ▁Act ing - Comm ission er ▁of ▁Police ▁Ah med ▁Sa ud he e , ▁and ▁gave ▁no ▁clear ▁reason ▁why ▁he ▁fired ▁Sa ud he e . ▁Pres idents ▁office ▁staff ▁released ▁a ▁small ▁statement ▁only ▁saying : ▁ ▁President ▁Abd ulla ▁Y ame en ▁hold ▁a ▁r ally ▁and ▁officially ▁announ ce ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁and ▁say ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁expecting ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁r uling , ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁all ▁relevant ▁authorities ▁have ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁work ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁to ▁implement ▁it . ▁ ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Police ▁were ▁posted ▁outside ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁M ald ives , ▁Abd ulla ▁S ae eds ▁house . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁rum ours ▁he ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁arrested ▁the ▁public ▁gathered ▁and ▁had ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Police ▁the ▁people ▁who