17 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
An anti-India protest in Malé was not allowed to go ahead on Friday night after the city council revoked a permit to use the artificial beach and requested police assistance.
Protesters were speaking against Indian military presence in the Maldives when police officers ordered former home minister Umar Naseer to discontinue the gathering over alleged violations of the terms of the permit.
The city council complained about Naseer leading the protest when the artificial beach was leased to the opposition People’s National Congress. The former home minister is not a member of the PNC.
Police demanded the event should be cancelled if Naseer was addressing the crowd, according to media reports.
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