Court extends detention of seven arrested in anti-government protest
12 Nov 2013, 2:06 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The police yesterday summoned 22 people arrested in the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) protest on Sunday night to the Criminal Court. Fifteen persons were released under conditions and seven were given up to 10 days in pre-trial detention.
The protests erupted in response to the decision by Dr Mohamed Waheed to remain in the position of president after his constitutional term ended at midnight.
In a statement, police said that the 23 persons were arrested on charges of objecting to police orders, obstructing police duty, breaking police lines, and throwing objects such as stones and water bottles at police officers trying to control the protest.
Police said that 19 men and four women were arrested in the protest, with one woman being released without having been summoned to the court.
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