Maldivian police enter the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party camp to break up celebrations in support of Supreme Court's decision to order the release of jailed political leaders. Pic/AFP

The beleaguered Maldives government on Sunday ordered police and troops to resist any move by the Supreme Court to arrest or impeach President Abdulla Yameen over his refusal to release political prisoners. The tiny tourist archipelago has been plunged into a political crisis pitting the country's top court against Yameen, whose crackdown on dissent has tarnished the nation's image as an up-market holiday paradise.