Court releases MP Waheed and JP secretary-general
MP Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim has been released by the criminal court after 23 days in police custody on the condition that the lawmaker shares his phone number and refrains from committing any crimes.
17 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
The criminal court released MP Mohamed Waheed Ibrahim and Jumhooree Party Secretary-General Ahmed Sameer from police custody at remand hearings Thursday afternoon.
Sameer was arrested Wednesday night from the opposition’s nightly protests in Malé against the prosecution, disqualification and detention of lawmakers after the collapse of the pro-government majority in parliament.
The former lawmaker was led away in handcuffs during an interview to Raajje TV’s live coverage of the gathering outside the JP’s main office. But the police accused Sameer and JP member Jaufar Shafeeu of obstructing duty and knocking off an officer’s cap.
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