DRP and MDP clashes leave 10 police officers injured
03 Mar 2011, 4:32 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Protests held last night by the main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) and ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) erupted into violent confrontations around the capital of Male’, leaving four police officers badly injured and six others with minor injuries.
Police Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam believed that police had generally managed to keep protesters – thought to represent both the MDP and DRP – apart during violent confrontations, without resorting to measures such as using tear gas to disperse crowds.
However, he confirmed that the police had suffered both serious and minor casualties in trying to subdue violence among sections of the protesters alleged to represent both parties.
The evening’s protests had began peacefully with a DRP rally being held outside the party’s head office near the artificial beach in Henveiru.
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