65 persons arrested in 11 nights of MDP protest
08 Oct 2013, 5:48 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have today said that a total of 65 persons have been arrested in the series of protests held by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), criticising the delayed – now annulled – presidential election.
Beginning as part of a pre-election rally on September 27, the protests continued over the following 11 nights after the Supreme Court ordered security forces to stop preparations for the presidential run-off by force if necessary.
In a statement issued today the police said that all of the persons were arrested on charges of objection to order and obstructing police duty.
Police said that the investigation into the cases of 29 persons were concluded and have been forwarded to the Prosecutor General’s office to put them on 
trial.
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