COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives government has rejected U.S. criticism of its judiciary after it sacked the country’s top election officials amid a political crisis.

A statement from the president’s office says criticism from Washington amounted to undermining the Maldives’ Constitution and the process of strengthening democracy.

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