Abdulla Yameen

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency in the honeymoon islands on Feb. 5, before heavily armed troops stormed the country’s top court and a former president as well as the top judge were arrested in a deepening political crisis.

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen announced a state of emergency for the archipelago, which will last for 15 days, the World Agencies have reported.

China's foreign ministry on Monday advised Chinese citizens to avoid visiting the Maldives until political tensions subside on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Reuters writes.

The Maldives has put former president Mohamed Nasheed back in jail a month after his 13-year prison sentence was commuted to house arrest, his party said on Aug. 24.

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen approved on July 23 a law allowing foreign ownership of land for the first time, triggering concern over a possible landgrab by China in the strategic Indian Ocean region.

Dozens of foreign companies already run luxury resorts on islands that they lease from the government of the honeymoon islands for a maximum of 99 years.