People of Meedhoo march for murdered youth
Hundreds of people clad in black and carrying banners and placards came out in solidarity with grieving family and friends. The walk ended with an emotional prayer and the signing of a petition to the authorities.
06 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
The community of Meedhoo in Raa atoll marched Saturday calling for justice for a young man from the island who was brutally murdered in Malé last week.
Hundreds of people clad in black and carrying banners and placards came out in solidarity with grieving family and friends. The walk ended with an emotional prayer and the signing of a petition to the authorities.
“Almost all the citizens from Meedhoo joined the march, which went on from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. We received over 600 signatures for the petition,” Abdulla Shiham, a cousin of the victim who was involved in organising the event, told the Maldives Independent.
Mohamed Anas, 25, was reportedly stabbed 37 times by a group of masked men in a motorcycle service centre in the capital. He died while undergoing treatment at the nearby ADK hospital.
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