Nasheed submits details of police alleged to have destroyed Malé city’s areca palms
28 Oct 2014, 5:11 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
Former President Mohamed Nasheed today revealed details of the culprits he believes to have been behind the felling of the areca palm trees planted by Malé City Council (MCC) last weekend.
Speaking to the media outside of MCC office, Nasheed said he had shared the names of some of the police officers involved with the council, after it had requested the public to submit any relevant information.
Around 25 areca palm trees planted on both sides of Majeedhee Magu – the city’s main thoroughfare road – were chopped in the early hours of October 24 by a group of masked men wielding machetes.
Minister of Home Affairs Umar Naseer revealed in a tweet today that he has received Nasheed’s report.
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