Civil Court conducts second hearing of MDP’s case against clearing of protest sites
22 Mar 2012, 6:42 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Civil Court has conducted a second hearing of the case presented to the court by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) against security forces, after the police and Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) dismantled MDP’s protest camp near the tsunami monument.
The MDP’s official website reported that the state attorney had denied the allegations made by MDP and contended that a court warrant is not required to dismantle the area.
MDP lawyer Hisan Hassan told the judge that the police could only search the area with the presence of MDP senior persons and that the MDP wanted to clarify why the area was destroyed.
Hisan also told the judge that the police did not even have a list of items they confiscated from the area.
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